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HANSARDOfficial Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, looking first at the Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations in front of us, previous speakers have clearly raised concerns about BTOM. I have also…18 Apr 2024HANSARDFarmers: Flooding CompensationMy Lords, I come back to the right reverend Prelate’s question about food security. The Minister talked about food production being constant and mentioned ELMS, but that also…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFarmers: Flooding CompensationMy Lords—16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, the NFU has asked the Government to identify opportunities to increase our market share of foods we can produce sustainably, including a commitment to source 50% of food…26 Mar 2024HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister for his introduction and saying how impressed I was to watch him pouring a glass of water at the same time: he is clearly channelling…25 Mar 2024HANSARDMedical Research TechniquesMy Lords, we know that there is a fast-growing global market for human-specific technologies. The size of that global market in 2023 was around $2 billion, so it is huge. Does the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillAmendment 6 is the only amendment in this group, but just before I go into the detail I want to mention to the Committee that I have had a message from my noble friend Lady…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, may I say how much I enjoyed listening to the Minister’s response? I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillAt least I did not mention the railways.14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI am sorry. It is terribly important that I listen very carefully to everything that the Minister has to say.14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI thank noble Lords who have spoken for their support. The purpose of putting down this amendment was to be able to be able to talk very broadly about standards right across the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for introducing her amendment. She made some important points on Northern Ireland and on the transport between Northern Ireland and the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, these amendments ask pretty important wider questions about the Bill’s impact on imports, trade and farming. Some extremely good questions have been asked about how we…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, for bringing forward Amendments 1 and 8. I was pleased to add my name to them. As he said, this was discussed at Second Reading…14 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords, we understand the importance of getting these measures right and of working with partners to ensure they have the greatest possible impact. However, waiting more than…12 Mar 2024HANSARDLand Use FrameworkMy Lords, the delay in the publication of the strategy is disappointing. Previously, the Minister has assured us that we would be seeing it “shortly”. It is interesting that…12 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they will lay the forest risk commodity regulations under Schedule 17 to the Environment Act 2021 to prevent the importing of goods…12 Mar 2024HANSARDEnvironment AgencyMy Lords, I would like to ask the Minister about air quality. The European Environment Agency has estimated the number of attributable deaths that could be avoided if extra air…07 Mar 2024HANSARDPackaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for his clear introduction. Previous speakers have asked the questions I am particularly interested in, so I shall be brief. We support any…05 Mar 2024