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HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMy Lords, can I pin the Minister down a little more? When the withdrawal agreement comes before this House, is he prepared to support any amendments that would ensure we have the…22 May 2019HANSARDHeathrow AirportThe Airports Commission suggested that Heathrow should go ahead, but it was using quite old data from the Committee on Climate Change, as well as overly optimistic projections for…15 May 2019HANSARDHeathrow AirportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the expansion of Heathrow airport.15 May 2019HANSARDStalkingMy Lords, one option that would benefit the police when dealing with this sort of crime is for misogyny to be made a hate crime, along with racial and religious hatred, homophobia…14 May 2019HANSARDClimate EmergencyMy Lords, the Government met the Extinction Rebellion campaign recently. What did they learn from that and what policies are going to change as a result of the meeting?07 May 2019HANSARDClimate EmergencyPlease, no!07 May 2019HANSARDReducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsMy Lords, it is with huge pleasure that I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, on bringing forward the debate today and the noble Lord, Lord Deben, on his report, because it…02 May 2019HANSARDProtestors’ RightsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the interference with the rights of protestors following the Court of Appeal judgment in Ineos Upstream Limited &…09 Apr 2019HANSARDProtestors’ RightsI thank the Minister for her Answer, and that is of course true. However, one of the big problems with these injunctions is that they are so wide-ranging and some of the decisions…09 Apr 2019HANSARDAir PollutionMy Lords, the Minister may not know, but I have tabled a clean air Bill. I suggest that, if the Government were to pick that up, the whole problem would be solved a lot faster…08 Apr 2019HANSARDClimateTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to declare a climate emergency.02 Apr 2019HANSARDClimateMy Lords, I do not intend to rehearse the threats, challenges and opportunities presented by climate change, as these have been well covered in previous debates, but we know that…02 Apr 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the work he has taken forward since I introduced this issue in a Question for Short Debate in your Lordships’ House. Does he have any advice for…26 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I find myself in unfamiliar territory—I might even say unknown territory—here, because I am supporting a government amendment. I am grateful to the Minister for having…20 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren: Covert Human Intelligence SourcesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the debate on the regret motion on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Juveniles) (Amendment) Order 2018 on 16 October 2018 (HL…18 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren: Covert Human Intelligence SourcesI thank the Minister for that response. Does she agree that the police setting targets for increasing the number of child spies in each region goes beyond what the Minister told…18 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Fair Funding ReviewMy Lords, several councils have begun to declare climate emergencies, to develop plans that will adapt to and mitigate climate change. Will the Government consider making an…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFracking: Planning GuidanceMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my interest in the register as I am also a vice-president of the LGA. I know that the Government find it difficult to change their mind…12 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will also speak in support of Amendment 4, which I have put my name to. I thank the Minister and her civil servants for meeting me to discuss my amendment outside this…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill06 Mar 2019