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HANSARDEnvironment Bill05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, first, I am grateful to the noble Lady, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, for tabling Amendment 104. It enables us to have a discussion about what penalties are appropriate…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 133 I will also speak to Amendment 133A in my name. I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Colville, the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for the support for my noble friend Lady Ritchie’s amendments, particularly on action for transparency and for tackling the use of sachets. The…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, we now move on to the next part of the Bill, dealing with resource efficiency. I very much look forward not only to the coming debate on my amendments but to the debates…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIn moving Amendment 130A, I shall speak also to Amendments 130B and 141A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, and Amendment 139, in the name of the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. We have heard some excellent proposals about how we can, for example, improve the labelling of items to make sure…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for allowing us to have this brief debate. She has rightly raised the fact that the OEP should have some continuing…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I hope to speak quite briefly on this issue. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Rooker for spelling out the case so thoroughly and for raising the important question…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I, too, shall be quite brief. I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, for tabling this amendment. As he says, it is probing and, as ever, he set out very…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, we have had an excellent debate. I feel as if I have had a master class from some very experienced practitioners on how government really works and what it is like to be…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for introducing this suite of amendments—including Amendments 94, 98 and 99 in my name—and the question on Clause 24 stand…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 34, to which I have added my name, and all the other amendments that were so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. As the noble…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 13 and 30 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, and to Amendment 28 in my name and those of other noble Lords, including the noble…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the South Downs National Park Authority. Given the lateness of the hour, I intend to speak briefly. I thank all noble Lords who have…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and all noble Lords who have spoken so passionately and eloquently in this debate. I have added my name to Amendment 24 in the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, we have had an excellent start to our debates and consideration of the Bill, which helpfully sets the scene for the weeks ahead and underlines the scale of the challenge…21 Jun 2021