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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I agree with every word that the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, has said, and she is much more polite than I feel able to be. This amendment is nasty and it is…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, my Amendment 30 is along the lines of Amendment 3, but tougher and more radical. I would love to know that there is some support for it, but I think Amendment 3 will…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I confess to being slightly surprised by some of the comments in favour of Amendment 1; I am speaking against Amendment 1 and very strongly in support of Amendment 2 in…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs. I did not particularly like his idea that people of my age ought to be locked away to save the rest, but we…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020My Lords, first I would like to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, on her expert and compassionate opening remarks. Being a sympathetic person, I see that the…23 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and of course the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. I support these amendments wholeheartedly. I would like to speak…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support the first three amendments, Amendments 89ZA, 90 and 93, and Amendments 103 and 105. I shall ignore Amendments 94, 95 and 96 because they are inconsequential…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, has laid out the need for this amendment with great clarity, and perhaps I can inject a little bit of the emotion that this…22 Sept 2020HANSARDOil and Gas IndustryMy Lords, parts of our world are burning; parts of it are melting. We are already committed to a one degree rise in temperature globally. The Government are not feeling the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, I am speaking on my telephone because of various IT failures; I apologise for that and hope it is clear. I welcome our two new Peers: the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, and…21 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this is indeed an excellent amendment. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and the other noble Lords who signed it. It would make a fantastic…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baronesses, Lady Hodgson of Abinger and Lady Fookes, on tabling these amendments. I assure the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, that she still…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillThank you very much. I would like to say that these amendments are so obviously a good idea for the regulation and adjudication of this part of the Bill. There is nothing else to…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillThank you— I was scrubbed by mistake. I am sure your Lordships are very happy that I have been slotted back in.17 Sept 2020HANSARDRiver PollutionMy Lords, while I believe in tackling root causes, the Minister mentioned buffer zones. They are extremely practical because they reduce pollution going into watercourses and also…16 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, for those of us who have spent decades advocating for human society to work with instead of against nature, the specific references to agroecology in these amendments…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, who has been exceptionally kind to me in previous debates. It deeply saddens me that I do not quite agree with…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI thank the Minister for his summing up. The noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Whitchurch and Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, have summed up extremely well, but there are a…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI can.15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI shall speak to Amendment 18, which has not been moved, and to my own Amendment 28. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, for signing it as well. The common agricultural…15 Sept 2020