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HANSARDFarming and Food Production: Land Use FrameworkMy noble friend is right that it is a very small percentage. People sometimes think that solar panels are on agricultural land when in fact they are on brownfield. A very large…21 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming and Food Production: Land Use FrameworkThe Government are supporting farmers through a number of different schemes. For example, we have committed at least £200 million through the farming innovation programme to…21 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming and Food Production: Land Use FrameworkThe right reverend Prelate makes a really important point. In our trade agreements, we have been very clear that we will not have food that is produced to lower standards than…21 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming and Food Production: Land Use FrameworkThe land use framework will work in tandem with the farming road map, which very much recognises the important role that tenants play and the support that they need. One of the…21 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming and Food Production: Land Use FrameworkMy noble friend makes a very good point. The whole point of the land use framework was to bring things together so that decisions were not being made without taking into account…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI disagree with my noble friend. Natural England gets a lot of attention in certain areas, but it also does a lot of work that is not properly recognised.21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI am not aware of Natural England assaulting anybody. However, I do not think this Government have ever said that they are against high-quality shooting. I think we have said…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI thank the noble Baroness. I jolly well hope that too; I am waiting to find out. She raised the important issue of avian influenza. It has caused some serious problems. This year…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingAs I mentioned earlier, the report carried out by Dan Corry looked specifically at all the arm’s-length bodies in Defra—and there are a lot of them—to see whether the work they…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingFirst, we have not been culling ponies. A lot was written about that, but I am not aware of any ponies that were culled or that are going to be culled. The Dartmoor pony is an…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingAs the noble Baroness said, that target was put in place some time ago, which is why, since we came into government, we have tried to make changes and crack on, because it has…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI am not aware of the specific policies to which my noble friend refers, because there are lots of different areas where Natural England is involved. If we are talking about…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI feel like saying, “I refer to my previous answer”. This comes back to the fact that we are reviewing the roles and responsibilities of all the different arm’s-length bodies in…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI can confirm that I have confidence in the chair of Natural England. My understanding is that he was appointed for a third term because there was a new Government and it was…21 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingI hope I can reassure the noble Lord that I always believe in working together and constructively. When I am involved in issues in Defra, that is an approach that I always…21 Jul 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England)…14 Jul 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 20 May 2026. I would like to acknowledge the work of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee in its review of this…14 Jul 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have taken part in the discussion and all noble Lords for their strong support for the measures being brought forward. As noble Lords have said,…14 Jul 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026Defra and the Environment Agency will be the lead, but we will work absolutely hand in glove with those other agencies to make sure that they effectively tackle the problem we…14 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Practices: Sustainable Farming IncentiveMy Lords, the sustainable farming incentive is largely aligned with regenerative agriculture. There are actions for cover crops, no-till farming and providing insect-rich…13 Jul 2026