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HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamMy Lords, while we must not cause alarm by overstating any risks posed by nitrates and nitrites in bacon and other cured meats, we cannot deny that a growing body of evidence…18 Oct 2022HANSARDHorticultural SectorMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, for bringing this debate to the Moses Room and for her introduction, which was, as usual,…13 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I join all noble Lords across this House in offering my sincere condolences to the King, Queen Consort and all the Royal Family. When I was walking back yesterday…10 Sept 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Biodiversity: Food SecurityMy Lords, Her Majesty the Queen and her family are very much in our thoughts at the moment. I am sure that across the House we are all deeply concerned. This is an important…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastMy Lords, I hear what the Minister says about the lack of train drivers. Clearly, that is a problem. I travel on the same service as the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra; I get on a…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionMy Lords, the former Secretary of State talked about the importance of monitoring, but simply knowing about this filthy practice will not stop it. Recent figures show a massive…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will introduce my three amendments in this group. First, Amendment 6 is supported by the National Housing Federation and the Local Government Association. It would…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their support, particularly for my Amendment 30, which is an important amendment on a subject the Government have talked about before: professionalisation…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is an important Bill and it has our support. This is also an important debate, highlighting issues around energy costs and homelessness. Our position is that this…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendment 33 is in this group. It would mean that the Secretary of State must bring forward an affirmative SI to make provisions for monitoring the compliance of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will first make a few comments about the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. It is important that she has drawn attention to the issues we have…06 Sept 2022HANSARDWater Companies: BorrowingsMy Lords, data that has, rather appropriately, been leaked shows that water companies’ replacement of water and wastewater pipes stands at an astonishingly low average of 0.05%,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Environmental PollutionMy Lords, the Government’s response to the Environment Agency’s report said: “We are the first government to set out our expectation”— expectation— “that water companies must take…19 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, for introducing her two amendments. As ever during Committee on this Bill, she has spotted where the nonsense lies and where…18 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister for introducing all the government amendments in this group. Again, it is very helpful, as there are quite a few of them, so we…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, for introducing his Bill on this issue. We have had quite a lively discussion around it. Obviously, it creates new offences for…15 Jul 2022HANSARDHealthy Homes Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, for bringing his Bill before us today and for his extremely thorough and excellent instruction, which was helpful to all noble Lords.…15 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords—oh, I have just thrown all my papers on the ground. Actually, I do not need them. I am holding my list of government amendments, which I used to follow the Minister…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will just wind up the debate we had on Monday. In this group, I have Amendment 52, which is about adding the improvement of “economic, social and environmental…13 Jul 2022