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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, for introducing his amendment—this is a really important amendment going forward. I also thank him for mentioning the work…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate. Clearly, oversight, transparency and evidence of progress—or not, as the case may be—are important to noble Lords and must be…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for bringing forward this probing amendment. When we look at the Bill, we need to consider what the Government mean by…20 Feb 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: Spending DecisionsMy Lords, with local government having lost £15 billion since 2010, communities up and down the country are desperate for investment. Unfortunately, many of the successful bids to…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I would like to speak to my Amendment 2 and also a number of other amendments in my name and in that of my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage. This second group of…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My Lords, last month the Office for Environmental Protection warned of a serious failure to deliver on every one of the goals set out in the Government’s own 25-year environment…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, I shall first speak to the Statement on the agricultural transition plan. We know from the Statement that Defra is moving away from the direct payment schemes that…01 Feb 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, this was at times a very complex and sometimes challenging Bill, particularly for a non-scientist such as myself; I think both the Minister and I were on a steep…01 Feb 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I confirm that we also support the SI and note that the Minister said it is urgent. Our main concern, however, comes from the fact that the 18th report of the Joint…31 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, very briefly, I remind the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, that it is the Government who actually set the policy and targets. I would be very happy to swap places with the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesMy Lords, on Thursday the Leader of the House of Commons said that in 2010, only 6% of storm overflows were monitored but the figure is now 100%. However, it is not true that all…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to the statutory instrument. As he said, the SI seeks to put in place regulations to set targets for the maximum annual mean…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022At the end insert “but that this House regrets the lack of ambition and urgency in the Regulations in relation to the target for annual average concentration of PM2.5 in ambient…30 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI thank the Minister for his response to my amendment and I am pleased that he reaffirmed the Government’s ambition to phase in different species. The problem is that it is not…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I shall introduce my amendments in this group, Amendments 11, 27, 29 and 30. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and my noble friend Lord Winston for their…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillJust to come back on that, proposed new subsection (4) in my amendment says: “The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend the dates listed in subsection (2)”— the dates I…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, has tabled two amendments. Amendment 12 concerns the publicly available register. Clearly, transparency and information for the public…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I welcome the government amendments that move the regulations to the affirmative procedure; they are extremely welcome. I thank my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch…25 Jan 2023