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HANSARDEnvironmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024. Relevant document: 6th Report from the Secondary Legislation…13 Nov 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, it is estimated that more than 360 million single-use vapes were placed on the UK market in 2023. These devices are designed to be used a small number of times and are…13 Nov 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I shall go through some of the questions, and I thank noble Lords for their support for this ban. The noble Baroness,…13 Nov 2024HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for their support for this SI. It is very much appreciated. This…13 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainMy Lords, it is almost nine months since biodiversity net gain became mandatory for most developments. We are pleased to see stakeholders embracing this opportunity to deliver…06 Nov 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 May and 12 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 5 November.06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainI am happy to go back to the department on this. We are going to open up the high-level applications next year, as I am sure the noble Lord is aware, and we are also looking at…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainIt is really important that we get the right balance between food production and environmental considerations. It is an important thing for any Government to take forward, and we…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainThe noble Baroness is right—corridors for wildlife are incredibly important. Many developments have to give due regard to removing hedgerows, for example, in order that they do…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainI suggest that the noble Lord looks in detail at our land use frame- work when we put it out for consultation shortly. That is one of the things we want to look at, and it is why…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainI am sure the noble Lord is aware that restoring marine biodiversity is very complicated. In many ways, it is more complex than restoring biodiversity on land; it is a very…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainWe are looking at bottom trawling at a site-specific level because there are different challenges in different areas. As I said, marine conservation is complex and has to take…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainYes, the Government have committed over £35 million in ring-fenced funding to local planning authorities to help them prepare for and implement biodiversity net gain. We have…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainI can confirm that we are planning to consult very shortly on applying biodiversity net gain to nationally significant infrastructure projects—NSIPs—without any broad exceptions.06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainThe noble Earl makes an extremely important point. Of course, it is very important that we use nature-based solutions to tackle all kinds of pollution, not only water-based ones.…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainClearly, this is still fairly new for planning applications. It came in only eight months ago, so we are considering how we move forward. I do not have data on that to hand, and I…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBiodiversity Net GainThe noble Baroness is referring, I assume, to the exemptions in place for applications that have no or a very limited impact on biodiversity. That was brought in to ensure…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesMy Lords, I appreciate the concerns that farmers have. I think they should look accurately at the figures. My noble friend makes an important point that some large landowners have…05 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesThere are two things here. People are looking just at the first £1 million and not at the opportunity for individuals to pass further tax reliefs on, of up to £2 million for one…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIvory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My Lords, I was just going through the exemptions to the Ivory Act and had just finished talking about portrait miniatures. Also exempt are items a qualifying museum intends to…05 Nov 2024