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HANSARDPlastic Pollution ReductionActually, that is just mean and I am going to say something else. I am sure the Minister knows that there is accumulating medical evidence of the damage to human health done by…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPlastic Pollution ReductionMy Lords, further to my earlier question about microplastics and human health, this could cost the NHS a huge amount of money, so it is quite an urgent matter. Will the noble…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSouthport Inquiry: Prevent ProgrammeOne lesson that we could take from the Southport tragedy is that the focus on terrorism and ideology by Prevent actually distracts the police, schools and social services from…16 Apr 2026HANSARDSouthport Inquiry: Prevent ProgrammeTo ask His Majesty’s Government, in light of the Southport Inquiry: Phase 1 report , published on 13 April, what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Prevent…16 Apr 2026HANSARDMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingMy Lords, I would like to ask why No. 10 is so eco-stupid, but that would be very rude of me, so instead I ask the Minister, because I know she feels strongly on these issues, to…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support every word that the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, said. This amendment is also in the name of my noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle and the noble Lord, Lord…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillBefore the Minister sits down, are the Government actually saying that environmental assets, environmental benefits, are secondary to social and economic ones and that they are…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 247. My noble friend Lady Bennett supported the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, on this amendment. I will speak also to Amendments 255 and 257. I am…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWe know that.13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I swore some months ago that I would never support another Tory amendment, but here I am supporting the two amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Borwick. He has the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabMy Lords, I am no AI expert, as my colleagues will tell you, but I do know something about environmental devastation, and AI growth is going to impact very strongly on…26 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I really wish this Government would listen to common sense sometimes. Can the Minister please go back to No. 10 and explain that this is urgent?25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before I speak to my amendment and the others in this group, I just say that, as the Green Peers are not part of the usual channels, we were not able to give our views…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 420 and 422B, both of which I have supported. I go to a lot of events where the right to protest is debated, and people are quite shocked when…18 Mar 2026HANSARDBirmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ PayMy Lords, I do not quite understand what went wrong last May, because an agreement was reached and the news was that the commissioners had blocked that deal. Have the Government…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive: Small FarmsMy Lords, the sustainable farming incentive is trying to put a sharper focus on water quality and biodiversity, which small family farms are often quite good at. I am concerned…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive: Small FarmsMy Lords—11 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to support the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, especially when he is so right on an issue. This is an interesting group. Clearly, the Government are going to…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, before I speak to my amendments in this group, I would like to say that I learned to read a long time ago—more than 70 years ago, before I went to school. This alphabet…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will speak to you all later. I think the noble Lord is wrong. You cannot have these vague terms. I would have thought the noble Lord would appreciate the fact that you need…09 Mar 2026