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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I am still going.06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I remind the Committee of my interests, as set out in the register. My name is down to Amendment 54 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, in this group, but I also wish to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]Perhaps I should make clear that I emailed to withdraw from groups 7, 8 and 10. This is my last shot, noble Lords will be glad to hear. The animal rights movement believes, as we…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I think there are crossed wires. I certainly do not want to extend matters; the email that I sent to the clerk was asking to withdraw from making three further points…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be brief and wish to ask for further reassurance from the Minister. I totally understand that he does not want to be too prescriptive in the Bill as to the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, my name is to Amendment 40 and I support Amendments 2 and 11 in this group. I was a little alarmed to hear the Secretary of State say that he will allow the committee to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as president of the Horse Trust, president of the Countryside Alliance, a member of the RSPCA and a farmer. I admit that I probably spend more…16 Jun 2021HANSARDAgri-environment Schemes: Permissive AccessMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests as set out in the register and am very cheered by the Minister’s response to the noble Baroness, Lady Quin. Many rural roads were not…27 May 2021HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management SchemesMy Lords, I, too, welcome the noble Lord, Lord Benyon. I do not know about his cabbage, but he certainly knows his oats, and he is particularly welcome for that reason. I remind…24 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, brought us passion and poetry, and the noble Lord, Lord Morse, is going to bring formidable financial expertise. I welcome and congratulate…17 May 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as president of the Horse Trust and a long-standing member of the RSPCA. I strongly support the Bill and express my gratitude both to Mr Chris…16 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: One Year ReportMy Lords, on 13 March last year, this country had a carefully prepared plan from the Department of Health, which the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, referred to. It was to be used…25 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am sorry that I am unable to support my noble friend Lady Jones. The Government have been caught in the middle between those who want all rotational burning stopped…18 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the arguments about the Bill being suitable for this measure that have been advanced again today by the noble Lords, Lord Marks and Lord Alderdice, and the noble and…10 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Democracy MovementMy Lords, British judges have continued to sit as non-permanent judges in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal as recently as January of this year, and the Chinese Government…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, on Wednesday, both the noble Lord, Lord Marks, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, put the detailed legal arguments for this amendment, and I have added my…08 Feb 2021HANSARDSerious Criminal Cases BacklogMy Lords, there is clearly no quick fix for a backlog of this magnitude, but will the Government consider extending to other witnesses the existing provisions under Section 28 of…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, the figures surely show that this pandemic is now endemic in our population. Clearly, lockdowns cannot permanently suppress the virus but might just temporarily prevent…07 Jan 2021HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management SchemesMy Lords, I remind the House of my farming interests, as set out in the register. Since a high level of take-up is crucial to the success of the ELM scheme, will the Minister…14 Dec 2020HANSARDRural EconomyI declare my interests as stated in the register. With increasing numbers of people wanting to both live and work in the countryside, what steps are Her Majesty’s Government…26 Nov 2020