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HANSARDFood and Drink: Waste PreventionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that reply, but is he concerned that millions of litres of beer had to be poured down the drain when the lockdown was first announced and many…17 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to the Bill and for the very helpful briefings that he organised for Peers beforehand. I also thank all noble Lords who have…10 Jun 2020HANSARDWater Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these amended regulations, and I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. As the Minister said, this is a fairly…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this SI. It is of course a welcome move and we support the intent behind it. The fact is that the three-crop rule has always…02 Jun 2020HANSARDAir Quality and EmissionsGiven the preliminary evidence of a link between polluting air and higher death rates from Covid-19, can the Minister explain the decision of the Joint Air Quality Unit to delay…19 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for tabling this debate today. She has set out in stark terms the immediate and longer-term challenges facing our food…14 May 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestMy Lords, the Government seem to be relying on an army of furloughed staff to come forward to pick the UK harvest this year, but the furlough scheme is currently available only…30 Apr 2020HANSARDGarden CentresMy Lords, I agree with previous noble Lords who have spoken that there is no real logic to the Government’s current position on this. Hardware stores can be open but garden…29 Apr 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Dairy PricesMy Lords, does the Minister understand the urgency of the problem and the need to act quickly? As we have heard, a cohort of dairy farmers are currently pouring milk away and…28 Apr 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, I refer to my entry regarding Rothamsted in the register of interests. It seems that the much-maligned Japanese knotweed does have some uses after all: it has been found…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a fairly straightforward amendment addressing the issue of the discards ban, which we have debated thoroughly in the past. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful response. We are all looking for the best way to stop wasteful discards. As he will know, that has been campaigned for over many…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]Again, that is very helpful. I agree absolutely with the Minister that it is a good idea to look at what is working well internationally. If there are schemes that work well, we…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 113 I shall also speak to Amendment 120. These amendments relate to the Secretary of State’s powers to grant financial assistance. Although amending…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord Teverson, made that point extremely well, and I hope the Minister will take it away and reflect on it further. As he says, there are all sorts of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My response to that is, if that is the case, why not put it here? The scientists themselves might find that easier, rather than having to claim for funding as a sub-clause of one…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak very briefly. I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Teverson and Lord Randall, for proposing these amendments. As the noble Lord said, Amendment 123 seeks…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for tabling his amendments, which address the issue of enabling new entrants to come into the sector, giving priority to…09 Mar 2020