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HANSARDInternal Drainage Boards: LeviesMy Lords, I declare my interest as vice-president of the Association of Drainage Authorities. Does my noble friend agree that the drainage boards play a crucial role in low-lying…21 May 2024HANSARDManagement of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I have only one small question for my noble friend the Minister, as we do not have too many hedgerows in north Yorkshire; we mostly have stone walls, which we could have…20 May 2024HANSARDManagement of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024Just to clarify, the question was why under five hectares was being brought in under the de minimis rule.20 May 2024HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank my noble friend for setting out the regulations, which, as he explained, follow on from the earlier regulations to delink payments. I congratulate Defra on the…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMy Lords, does my noble friend share my concern that a number of people, increasingly women, are being wrongly diagnosed with IBS when in fact they have an underlying cancer…20 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingMy Lords, will my noble friend commit to ensuring that prosecutions are indeed brought? Does he accept that, if matters are taken into the landowner’s own hands, this could be a…14 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for his engagement during the passage of the Bill and for the letter he sent me, which I read this afternoon. I echo the concerns…14 May 2024HANSARDIntegration of Primary and Community Care (Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and the committee on their report and on securing this debate. I also welcome my noble friend Lord Jamieson and…09 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, on bringing forward this amendment. While I will not support it at a vote, for reasons that…08 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI do not disagree at all with what my noble friend is saying, but the Government must see that we are harming our own producers in the same way that we did when we had the…08 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank my noble friend for presenting the statutory instrument before us. It gives us the opportunity to try to better understand what the financing of the new mayoral…07 May 2024HANSARDEU Imports and Exports: Food and Agricultural ProductsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the checks on imports and exports of food and agricultural products to and from the European Union, and in…02 May 2024HANSARDEU Imports and Exports: Food and Agricultural ProductsMy Lords, I am delighted to have secured this timely debate and look forward to hearing contributions from other noble Lords. I welcome my noble friend the Minister to his place…02 May 2024HANSARDSewage Pollution: Lakes and RiversMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that a sea change happened when the legal advice from the Environment Agency was made mandatory? Will the Government agree to accord the same…30 Apr 2024HANSARDRoad PricingMy Lords, will the Minister assure the House that, were the Government ever minded to introduce road pricing, rural communities and those who drive on rural roads—particularly in…29 Apr 2024HANSARDMedical Student PlacesMy Lords, may I add my condolences to those who have spoken on the loss of Baroness Massey and, in particular, Baroness Gardner, who shared an office with us in this building? She…22 Apr 2024HANSARDVeterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank my noble friend for presenting the regulations before us this afternoon, which are very welcome. I have one issue to raise with him. I declare my interest as an…18 Apr 2024HANSARDEU Borders: Hand and Face ScanningMy Lords, given that airports have failed to meet the deadline that the Government suggested for introducing the rule about being able to carry liquids on board, and that there…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFood SecurityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to improve food security.26 Mar 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and refer to my entry in the register of interests.26 Mar 2024