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HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have not previously spoken in the debates on this Bill, but I will be brief. I start by thanking noble Lords who have done a lot of work to improve this much-needed…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesMy Lords, the Minister may have seen coverage over the weekend of Nottingham magistrates’ court sentencing a gamekeeper for bludgeoning two buzzards to death inside a cage trap.…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the GL42 general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to prevent serious damage , updated on 1 January, what…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I begin by saying that we welcome the Bill, which will bring about the long-awaited changes to the building safety regime following Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent…02 Feb 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Adonis for introducing this debate. As my noble friend Lord Stansgate and the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, said, it has been a very good and…28 Jan 2022HANSARDWater Industry ReformMy Lords, there also needs to be proper enforcement regarding water quality. The Environment Agency has seen its funding cut by 60% in recent years, reducing its capacity to carry…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we welcome these amendments, although, considering that the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare , published early last year, said that the Government would bring…17 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, before I begin, I would like to pay tribute to my colleague Jack Dromey. Jack was a fearless campaigner for equality and justice, and always stood up for those without a…11 Jan 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Meetings with First Ministers of the Devolved GovernmentsMy Lords, Crisis has found that the economic aftermath of the pandemic risks exacerbating levels of homelessness right across the UK, but it has also praised the work of the Welsh…10 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Sanitary ProvisionFurther to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, during debates on the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill, to which she referred, Ministers agreed that…05 Jan 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management SchemesMy Lords, as the Minister knows, financial support for improving public access to the countryside is a key commitment of the new regime in the Agriculture Act. I would be…16 Dec 2021HANSARDWine (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I, too, begin by thanking the Minister and his officials for taking the time to meet me and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, to go through these amending regulations…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, on these Benches we have listened to the speeches from the noble Lord, Lord Herbert of South Downs, and other noble Lords, but we cannot support the amendment. I am sure…13 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Community Renewal FundThe Minister may well think little of the analysis of the Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up, but surely he thinks it important that the most deserving communities get the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDSmuggling: Kittens and PuppiesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, talked about enforcement, as did my noble friend Lady Ritchie. Does the Minister believe that current rules and checks on the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, these amendments broadly consider the remit of the committee regarding policy. Clause 1 sets up the committee. The stated purpose of the Bill is to make sure that animal…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree; I too hold the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, in the greatest respect and the highest regard. Of course, he is absolutely right to say that any Government should…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, as we have heard, this amendment sets a sunset clause on the Bill. Sunset clauses are quite rare and are usually associated with emergency legislation to deal with a…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]Noble Lords will not be surprised that I am absolutely delighted that the Government have tabled Amendment 39, which, as we have heard, has picked up the amendment I tabled in…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for making that point, which is incredibly important, particularly to me, as someone who lives in Cumbria, where we have so many problems…06 Dec 2021