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HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveI beg leave to ask the question standing in my name on the Order Paper and draw attention to my interests as set out in the register.24 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to maintain their commitments to water quality, currently provided for in retained EU law such as the Water Framework…24 Nov 2022HANSARDChild Hunger in SchoolsMy Lords, locally sourced food could be served in schools and other local authority institutions such as prisons and hospitals. If 50% of all the food served in school meals was…22 Nov 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Curry, and I echo his good wishes and warm welcome to my noble friend Lord Roborough. He may have claimed to be of…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHorseracing IndustryI add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Risby on securing this debate. I bow in admiration to his knowledge of the industry and join him in recognising the contribution…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022My Lords, I take this opportunity to congratulate the Government and my noble friend the Minister on bringing through the enabling Act and in particular the regulations before us…16 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, I thank my noble friend for taking questions on the Statement, and I commend its stating that climate security and energy security go hand in hand. I am fully signed up…15 Nov 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesMy Lords, will my noble friend agree that water running off the roads into the combined sewers is contributing to sewage going into watercourses? Will he make sure that the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDAmbulance DelaysMy Lords, I remind the House of my interest in the Dispensing Doctors’ Association. My noble friend has rightly identified the problem of underfunding in primary care. What is he…09 Nov 2022HANSARDDrivers’ Hours, Tachographs, International Road Haulage and Licensing of Operators (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I will briefly raise some points that follow on from what the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, has said. They were raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and…08 Nov 2022HANSARDHS2: WalesMy Lords, my noble friend referred to the uncertainty over the northern part of HS2. Will she commit to rail improvements for the northern rail project to make sure that we have a…08 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, could he go one step further and ask my noble friend the Minister, in responding to this debate, to say whether he agrees with the analysis of the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to move this simple amendment. Basically, I am suggesting that the Bill, if it were to carry, would not enter into force before 31…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am grateful to my noble friend for his response and I will consider what to do between now and Report. I believe this amendment would give the possibility of reaching consensus…07 Nov 2022HANSARDFamily: Protective EffectMy Lords, I am a patron of the National Association of Child Contact Centres. Will my noble friend give a big shout out for child contact centres, which play a phenomenal role,…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I take this opportunity to ask my noble friend the Minister what discussions there have been with the devolved Assemblies and Parliaments as to the process that will be…07 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian InfluenzaMy Lords, I will pursue with my noble friend the Minister the question of what is happening in Scotland. There is deep unease that Scotland is not following the same measures as…03 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Green TaxonomyMy Lords, I welcome my noble friend back to her place on the Front Bench. Could she outline the work in this area to reduce greenwashing, and could she highlight the work on…03 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, in the spirit of trying to help the Government, I will repeat what I said in relation to an earlier group of amendments: it would help the Committee, as well as the…02 Nov 2022