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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank noble Lords for taking part in this debate on the mitigation hierarchy. I have listened carefully and very much recognise the concerns that are being raised. These…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI apologise. The noble Baroness had not misunderstood, but we have had further discussions and I clarified in the previous group that the Secretary of State referred to is the…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillOf course. To all noble Lords, I say that, between Committee and Report, my noble friend and I are very happy to sit down and discuss amendments or any concerns further with…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, before I respond to the debate, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for her comments. I also remind noble Lords that our civil servants across all departments…17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationAs part of the good food strategy and other ways to ensure that we have high standards of animal welfare and people eat healthy diets, we are also looking at what are called novel…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am very happy to.17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillOne of the main deer that cause a problem is non-native, but we will not go into that. The department is currently producing the revised deer strategy, which I am sure we can…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this grouping includes further amendments that the Government have tabled to address matters raised in advance of Committee. As part of this package, the Government’s…17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationIt is a very good question. We have to look at what waste from forest is used for. We are supporting the timber industry in this country; that is important, because at the moment…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, government Amendment 349A in this group makes a minor legislative fix, inserting the correct definition of the Ramsar site series into the habitats regulations. I turn…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the noble Lord for his supportive comments. I do believe these amendments show we have been listening to concerns. I beg to move.17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationClearly, as part of our approach to deforestation and trying to reduce our impact on a global level, supply chains are critical—working with supply chains to look at how we can…17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationMy Lords, the UK welcomes the strong focus on forests from the Brazilian presidency at COP 30, and we will continue to shape our approach for putting forests at the heart of the…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI apologise—yes, it does.17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationWe absolutely agree that forests in the UK are part of our critical natural infrastructure. To complement the international efforts I have referred to, we are taking significant…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this group has government and non-government amendments, so I will introduce the government amendments at this stage and then respond to further amendments at the end of…17 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationElectricity generators—and that does include Drax—receive subsidies only for the electricity they generate from biomass which has demonstrated compliance with the Government’s…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for introducing their amendments and for the wider debate. I will speak first to Amendment 293, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Roborough. That…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill17 Sept 2025