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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who have added their names in support of this amendment on a cross-party basis. It would ensure that, post Brexit, the actions of…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful for everything the Minister has said. I did ask—I do not know whether he specifically addressed this point—whether there will be a general non-regression clause in…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am sorry that I have to follow the noble Lord, because I feel he has lowered the tone of the debate in a Chamber that, up until now, has been doing a proper scrutiny…13 Jan 2020HANSARDFarmingMy Lords, the Minister will know that many hill farmers rely on farm subsidies to survive, so can he clarify whether the Government intend to maintain the £3.2 billion cash pot…08 Jan 2020HANSARDBrexit: Environmental RegulationMy Lords, can the Minister explain why the Boris Johnson version of the withdrawal Bill specifically left out the clause—known as the non-regression clause—which guaranteed that…04 Nov 2019HANSARDNational Biodiversity Network ReportMy Lords, how can the Government claim to be protecting the natural world when the budget for Natural England has been halved and its staff numbers have dropped from 2,500 to…04 Nov 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingMy Lords, may I push the Minister on this? The year 2023 seems a very long way away. It is not as though this is a new idea; it has been trialled and talked about considerably…30 Oct 2019HANSARDFarm SubsidiesI thank the Minister for that reply. I am sure he agrees that farming has a huge potential to reverse declines in biodiversity and to take carbon out of the atmosphere. But…30 Oct 2019HANSARDFarm SubsidiesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on farm subsidies after 2020.30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Can I clarify something? When we had the briefing earlier, we talked about there being almost a master version that people could access, even if it was not widely published. The…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this SI and for organising a helpful briefing beforehand. I also thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this…30 Oct 2019HANSARDAgriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for explaining the SI and for the helpful briefing that she organised beforehand. This is one of a number of recent Defra SIs laid using…30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this SI and for the helpful briefing that she organised beforehand. We have debated the more detailed SI—which this SI now…30 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her contribution to the debate on the gracious Speech today, but she will know all too well that we are being asked to participate in a…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI am grateful to my noble friend, and of course I concur with his analysis. I want to talk about what we believe is the Government’s legacy on the biggest crisis of our…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechAbsolutely. That was a world crisis that we were dealing with, and would have carried on dealing with if we had been given the opportunity. The Government’s response to that…17 Oct 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to her new role. I look forward to working with her on the many hours of primary and secondary Defra legislation that we have before us. I…16 Oct 2019HANSARDAgriculture (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these SIs and for the helpful briefing he organised for us beforehand. As he says, they are largely technical amendments…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this SI and for the helpful briefing she organised beforehand. I declare an interest as chair of Rothamsted Enterprises,…16 Oct 2019