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HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI will speak to my Amendments 22 and 23. I see the Bill as completely pointless and, as I said before, out of date—just not in touch with reality. My two amendments are to corral…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillIt is hard to summon up the energy to rebut anything. What the Government proved to us yesterday with the Rwanda Bill is that they are prepared to deny reality. So I beg leave to…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillAll the amendments I have tabled here reveal the scam that is absolutely built into this Bill—it is really offensive to the general public—because this carbon intensity test has…23 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillGreens!22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I do not have an amendment in this group, but it is almost therapeutic when your Lordships’ House is asked to consider a rare Bill such as this, where, instead of the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDFur: Import and SaleThe action plan to which the Minister refers was produced in June 2021, nearly three years ago. Knowing that we are a nation of animal lovers and that the number of animals killed…22 Apr 2024HANSARDFur: Import and SaleTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to ban the import and sale of fur.22 Apr 2024HANSARDFur: Import and SaleMy Lords, I asked this specific Question three years ago. I have not had an answer in those three years and I do not like the Answer today. Is it any wonder that I get so annoyed…22 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 32A and 32B. Amendment 32A would expand the environmental grounds on which a public body is allowed to make certain economic decisions.…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillDon’t be rude!17 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillWhat has this got to do with the boycotts Bill?17 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I want to extend—16 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillYes. I want to extend my heartfelt sympathy to the Benches opposite, because I know there are many people there who are very unhappy about this Bill. It is an absolutely vile…16 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington. I speak at quite a lot of sewage rallies and in sewage debates and I always give him credit for…15 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]I am sorry for intervening. It is a separate Green Party. It actually disaffiliated itself because of me, and I feel strongly about it.15 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, with his niche points. I keep finding myself in debates with lawyers. I must say, they have some very…15 Apr 2024HANSARDFood SecurityReally?26 Mar 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords—26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I shall do my best to not be long-winded and boring. This Bill is yet another example of this Government’s colossal stupidity. They are a deliquescent Government that…26 Mar 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords—for the third time—can the Minister answer the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell: at the Farm to Fork event, will there be people from the environmental…26 Mar 2024