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HANSARDAir Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her introduction and for organising a helpful briefing with officials before this debate. I declare an interest through my involvement…11 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure 2018My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this debate and to all noble Lords who have contributed. As the debate has gone on, it has become increasingly clear that…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionMy Lords, does the noble Baroness understand why we are so frustrated about this issue? We have debated it here time and again, yet we seem to be stuck in an endless cycle of…10 Apr 2019HANSARDUpland FarmingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the long-term viability of upland farming.04 Apr 2019HANSARDAnimal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his introduction to this SI and for arranging a helpful briefing beforehand. I also declare an interest as the chair of Rothamsted…03 Apr 2019HANSARDHistoric Rights of WayMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for tabling this debate and for reminding us of this looming deadline. As other noble Lords have done, I should…02 Apr 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Perhaps I might press the Minister on that a little. It sounds like that is all a project for the future. However, it would have been nice to have been reassured that,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am sorry to push the noble Baroness—she knows that I do not do this very often—but I have to concur with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Deben. I listened very carefully to…26 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her introduction to these three SIs, and for the courtesy of meeting us, with her officials, beforehand. I thank all noble Lords who have…26 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests. The Minister talked about how much land was now being farmed in a more environmentally sound way. A number of farmers…19 Mar 2019HANSARDMaterials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I, too, should make a declaration. I refer to my entry in the register of interests as chair of Rothamsted enterprises, which is an agricultural research institute. I…19 Mar 2019HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction this afternoon and for the courtesy of meeting us beforehand. This SI covers a wide range of issues and has all the hallmarks…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDetergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I was hoping the Minister would be able to update us.13 Mar 2019HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am sorry to interrupt the Minister as he gathers his final thoughts, but it was remiss of me, since we strayed into the science of GMOs, not to have declared as interest as the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDetergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for her introduction and for arranging a very helpful briefing on this SI. We accept that these SIs are necessary to ensure the continued…13 Mar 2019HANSARDOrganic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these SIs this afternoon and for organising the helpful briefing beforehand. We accept that these SIs are necessary to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food Labelling and Food SafetyMy Lords, can I press the noble Lord on that issue? My noble friend asked who is negotiating all this. I do not see why we are not having those negotiations now, face to face, and…11 Mar 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and for the courtesy of arranging a helpful meeting with officials beforehand. As the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, said, the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, for his work in taking over the baton on this Bill from his colleague, Sir Oliver Heald, and for the eloquent way in…01 Mar 2019HANSARDVeterinary Medicines and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My specific concern is about whether we have told the EU that we plan to bring in UK-based registration. Is there a danger of some kind of tit-for-tat? What negotiations are…27 Feb 2019