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HANSARDAnimals (Penalty Notices) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Randall, for taking over the baton from his colleague Andrew Rosindell, who presented the Bill in the Commons. The noble Lord, Lord…18 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I declare an interest in my involvement at Rothamsted, as set out in the register. I thank the Minister for his introduction and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for…14 Mar 2022HANSARDFlood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2022Before the Minister sits down, one question that I do not think he addressed was about high-risk flood areas. At the moment, you can access the scheme only if you live in a…10 Mar 2022HANSARDFlood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful introduction to this SI and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee for drawing it to our attention. I had a strong sense of…10 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these proposals, and the Low Pay Commission for the thorough and very persuasive way it has drawn up its recommendations.…10 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ban (1) the sale of single use plastics, and (2) other single use materials.07 Mar 2022HANSARDSingle-Use PlasticsI thank the Minister for that reply, but why are the Government insisting on consulting on every plastic single-use item separately, when the damage to the environment is well…07 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionMy Lords, already over 40,000 healthy pigs have been culled and the meat thrown away. A further 200,000 pigs are stranded on farms awaiting slaughter with no one available to…02 Mar 2022HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, over the last fortnight vast swathes of the UK were battered by three ferocious storms in seven days, leading to the heartbreak of many thousands of properties being…01 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyIt is this side. The national food strategy recognises that farmers need greater help to transition to more sustainable land use. Does the Minister understand the frustration of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I intend to be brief because we do not believe that these two amendments are either necessary or appropriate in the context of the Health and Care Bill. If the Equality…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will respond to the debate, but my comments apply equally to the next group, so I hope that the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, will forgive me if I do not respond to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, for this amendment. Like others, I pay tribute to her tremendous work on behalf of people with learning difficulties and…09 Feb 2022HANSARDWaste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this SI, and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee for drawing this SI to our attention. As the Minister said, the SI…08 Feb 2022HANSARDWaste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022My Lords, I appreciate that the Minister said he will go through Hansard and perhaps give us a more detailed reply, but I suspect he already knows the answer to the last question…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMicrochipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and for the helpful briefing he organised. On the face of it, this seems a straightforward proposal, and we certainly do not…25 Jan 2022HANSARDWet Wipes: DisposalMy Lords, the Minister has just said that this matter is urgent but he has also asked us to be patient. We know that, in addition to what the noble Duke has said about blockages…25 Jan 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Supply IssuesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. We are facing a serious supply chain crisis, with an estimated 500,000 labour shortages and rising costs. There is a shortage of…20 Jan 2022HANSARDPesticides: ThiamethoxamMy Lords, does the Minister accept that this policy is making a mockery of the promise in the Environment Act to replace the use of toxic pesticides with integrated pest…20 Jan 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Supply IssuesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the supply chain issues in the food and farming sector identified by the National Farmers’ Union and the British…20 Jan 2022