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HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I tabled my amendment today so that this House could demonstrate to the Government the very real and serious concerns about the proposed REACH regulations and the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the SIs this afternoon and for organising the helpful briefing beforehand. I also thank noble Lords for their contributions. I was…30 Nov 2020HANSARDAnimal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this SI this afternoon and for organising the very helpful briefing beforehand, which I was able to attend. We have heard some…30 Nov 2020HANSARDRural EconomyAskham Bryan College has stated its intention to close the Newton Rigg agricultural college in Cumbria, saying that students may wish to explore options at other colleges…26 Nov 2020HANSARDWaste Prevention ProgrammeWater companies in England discharged raw sewage into rivers over 2,000 times last year. The chair of the Commons Environmental Audit Committee, Philip Dunne, has a Private…10 Nov 2020HANSARDOrganic Products (Production and Control) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these SIs this afternoon and for organising the very helpful briefing beforehand. I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Mendoza, and…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 166, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. It is an honour to follow her, along with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and my…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I wish to speak in support of Amendments 35 and 58, in the name of my noble friend Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, particularly because I am concerned about the lack of…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure and honour to make my maiden speech today, and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I first thank the staff for their support and hard work.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDWildlife CrimeI wish you all the best for the future, Mr Speaker, and thank you for chairing DEFRA questions with such patience and consideration over the last few years. We know that there are…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillThe hon. Lady makes an important point. I shall come to non-regression later.28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillI am going to make some progress. I am aware of the shortage of time. We will discuss the details of the Bill in Committee, but I want to touch on a few aspects of it now: the…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillI agree that we need to look at such issues extremely carefully when making planning decisions.28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillIt is a shame that funding for CCS was stopped some years ago. If that had not happened, we might be quite a bit further ahead. All the targets in the Bill, including the interim…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillAs I am sure my hon. Friend knows, flooding is an issue that is close to my heart as well, and we certainly need to ask why it is not included more fundamentally in the Bill.…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillI begin by thanking the Secretary of State and her civil servants for meeting me last week, and by acknowledging all the work put into the Bill by civil servants, non-governmental…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillIt is vital that as we leave the EU all the necessary environmental protections are in place and equivalent to what we have now. The Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillI really think that I need to make some progress. Let me now say something about the independence of the proposed Office for Environmental Protection. As my hon. Friend the Member…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillI agree that our planning and development should be much better in terms of environmental impact, and I think it important for us to set targets for that to be achieved. The Bill…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Environment BillMy hon. Friend has made an excellent point.28 Oct 2019