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HANSARDPesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I would like more. I am sorry to push the Minister. First, what will be the process within the UK before we reach the final decision over approval? What stages will a new product,…16 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019At end insert, “but that this House regrets that the Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for introducing these two SIs. However, as he said, we have tabled a regret amendment and I would like to explain why. The trade in…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I think that we would all accept the Minister’s sincerity on this issue and the courtesy he has shown in answering the many questions that we have thrown at him this…07 Oct 2019HANSARDSingle-use PlasticsMy Lords, in her first Commons debate, the new Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, repeated the mantra that the Government needed time to get the primary legislation on plastic…01 Oct 2019HANSARDCharities: Plastic Bag ChargesMy Lords, the Minister referred to the issue of regulation with regard to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, but the scope of that Act applies to all devolved…09 Sept 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and his civil servants for the considerable support and help they have given us during the conduct of this Bill. Indeed, the Minister showed…23 Jul 2019HANSARDBiodiversity Duty: Public AuthoritiesMy Lords, the UK is now among the most nature-depleted nations in the world, so it was good to hear the Secretary of State say last week that he wants to strengthen the duty of…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTextiles and Clothing Sectors: Environmental SustainabilityBaroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the environmental sustainability of the textiles and clothing sectors.22 Jul 2019HANSARDTextiles and Clothing Sectors: Environmental SustainabilityI thank the Minister for that reply, but does he share my concern about the huge environmental impact of throwaway fashion trends? In the UK, we buy more clothes per person than…22 Jul 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I have great respect for the positions of the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, and the noble Lord, Lord Trees, and I agree that decision-making in this House should be based…17 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic Bag ChargeMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, has hit the nail on the head. The Secretary of State has been strong on rhetoric but weak on action. Yesterday, he made what was billed as…17 Jul 2019HANSARDLitter StrategyMy Lords, we have been waiting for the introduction of a bottle deposit scheme, which would play a significant part in reducing litter from plastic bottles and tin cans, for some…15 Jul 2019HANSARDEnvironment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the SI and for the helpful briefing that he arranged beforehand. As he explained, this is another of the many SIs that we…15 Jul 2019HANSARDSoil HealthMy Lords, given the increased evidence of soil degradation in the UK and its importance to the very basics of human existence, why does the Government’s 25-year environment plan…08 Jul 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillI agree with a number of noble Lords that the Bill is not shoddy. Indeed, it went through detailed and proper scrutiny both in the Commons and here. I have absolute confidence in…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillMy Lords, as other noble Lords said, it is a shame that the noble Lords concerned were not there at Second Reading, where Members from different Benches raised a number of these…03 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these regulations today. As he explained, they form a continuum with the more comprehensive Animal Welfare (Licensing of…25 Jun 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the Bill today and for arranging a helpful briefing with civil servants beforehand. I say at the outset that we support the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the Minister’s thanks. I personally thank him for his extreme courtesy and resilience in the face of the bombardment that we gave him over what seemed like a very…11 Jun 2019