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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for her thorough introduction to her two amendments, to which I am very pleased to have added my name. We strongly support…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for her thorough introduction to her amendment. I completely understand why she is bringing it forward. There…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022At the end insert “but that this House regrets the lack of ambition and urgency contained in the Regulations; notes that in relation to the department’s consultation, an…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, along with many others, we have for some time expressed our concerns about the Government’s lack of ambition in tackling the huge challenges facing our environment. We…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022I talked about that part of the levelling-up Bill because I am slightly confused. Departments usually are not brilliant at talking to each other. How will this work and who takes…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this short debate. Regarding the date of 2063, which the Minister has got so exercised about, I reiterate that this came from the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, local authorities have recently complained about the Government’s proliferation of competitive funding pots creating a system beset by fragmentation, inefficiency and…23 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Taylor for introducing the report and all the members of the committee who worked to produce it. It is particularly welcome to see the noble…20 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksMy Lords, national parks across the country are losing thousands of trees because of disease. In the Lake District, Forestry England is cutting down large trees in the Ennerdale…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsMy Lords, following on from the question about vaccination, we know that researchers are confident that they will make progress down this route—potentially through gene-editing…18 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent and the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, on their excellent…17 Jan 2023HANSARDUN Biodiversity Conference: COP 15My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Randall, for securing this debate. We would have had a Statement to discuss otherwise, so it is important that we are addressing this…12 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Mobility CommissionMy Lords, I start by congratulating the Minister on her stamina this morning. She deserves a cup of coffee after this. My noble friend Lord Watson mentioned child poverty, so I…12 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response, but the fact remains that Defra keeps missing important deadlines. Long-term targets under the Environment Act came well…09 Jan 2023HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this statutory instrument. We have heard that it will form part of the new framework for the recognition of internationally…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to lay their final environmental principles policy statement before Parliament; and why this process has been subject to delay.09 Jan 2023HANSARDTraffic-related Air PollutionMy Lords, in June the National Audit Office released a report on tackling local breaches of air quality. One of its conclusions was that the Government publish a lot of air…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. As we heard from her and other noble Lords, the SI gives relief to businesses, particularly to help them cope with next…20 Dec 2022HANSARDHousing: Cost of LivingMy Lords, to follow up on the noble Baroness’s question, we have heard that hard-pressed tenants are facing rent increases and people are really worried about affording their…15 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I have two amendments that make up this group. First, I will look at Amendment 56. Clause 10 defines a relevant animal as a vertebrate for the purposes of the welfare…14 Dec 2022