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HANSARDRural Bus ServicesMy Lords, in April last year the Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy was told about the spiral of decline in both the funding and provision of rural public transport. It…11 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, I cannot support the regulations, because the damage which they are bound to cause cannot, I fear, be justified by the very limited and temporary benefit which might…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020I, too, am sorry for the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, but the fact is that the Government are making a mess of handling this health crisis. As the mayor of Manchester has said, the…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I too support Amendment 220. I remind the House of my farming interests as set out in the register. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, I have wanted to see an end to…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I share some of the concerns that the noble Baroness has just raised, but I take a different view about the need for mandatory labelling of animal products. I shall…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, my farming interests are set out in the register. The noble Lord, Lord Trees, has just pointed out the word that is very obviously missing from the list in Clause 1(5).…16 Jul 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, I first declare an interest as a retired criminal barrister and the mother of a practising one. It is clear that the report of the royal commission is a very long way…15 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, there is a price for increased access. I totally agree with what my noble friend Lord Rooker said. We cannot turn the clock back, and nor would we want to because we…09 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 37 and 78. A great many noble Lords from all sides of the House have done so with great eloquence, so I will cut my speech short. The Bill needs to…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI hope they will be devised by farmers, not just by recent environmental studies graduates sitting in an office, which has sometimes been the case with other schemes.10 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I remind the House of my interest as a small-scale upland sheep farmer and as president of the Countryside Alliance. This is potentially a good Bill that travels in the…10 Jun 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeI declare a personal interest, having a daughter who is a practising member of the criminal Bar. While the commission is welcome and long overdue, the immediate problem needs to…03 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundGiven that the left-behind places, which the Government promised to help in the December general election, are likely to be the hardest hit in the current economic crisis, will…21 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, we are indebted to the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, who, like me, farms down here in sunny Somerset. I will make three very short points. First, at the production end,…14 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipWhile I welcome the brief and robust way in which the Minister has answered this Question, will he take a moment to put to bed a couple of other stories circulating in the news at…05 May 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I also welcome the two maiden speakers today and say how much I enjoyed their contrasting styles. I look forward to more episodes. I will speak about agriculture, and…17 Oct 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillMy Lords, this little Bill will probably reach the statute book, but it does not deserve to do so. It does not pretend to be an animal welfare Bill; the Government accept that. It…19 Jun 2019HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the Bill as the first legislative step towards the creation of a much-needed sentencing code. In doing so, I declare interests both past and present, including…12 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, I have a clear impression that the country outside Parliament is totally fed up with Brexit. They just want us to get on with it. They are fed up with the scare stories,…09 Jan 2019