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HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness and her eloquent, thoughtful contribution. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, on giving us this opportunity…30 Jun 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysMy Lords, does my noble friend share my frustration that, on every passenger ticket that is purchased, an airport passenger tax is taken? The number of passengers who are…30 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI think both the noble Earl, Lord Devon, and I asked whom, following court rulings in this regard, but also in terms of regulations, do the Government or the department intend to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am delighted to speak to the amendments in my name and that of the noble Earl, Lord Devon. I thank him for his support. We are having a short debate on why Clauses 66…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, on his Amendments 20 and 22 to 27. I am delighted to support them. I hope the Government will look favourably on them for the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillDid I hear my noble friend correctly regarding the Country Land and Business Association? If so, I can put his mind at rest. It is most definitely in favour of the alternative…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI am most grateful for the debate we have had, and I hope that my noble friend will look warmly on the amendments that were so ably spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to the stand part notice in my name, on which I am delighted to have the support of the noble Earl, Lord Devon, opposing that Clause 63 should stand part of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 36, 37, 38 and 39, and the proposal that Clauses 68 and 69 do not stand part of the Bill. I am delighted to have the support of the noble…29 Jun 2022HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022My Lords, I greatly enjoyed my noble friend’s presentation of the instrument before us. I think that paragraphs 7.7 and 7.8 set out exactly what my noble friend said. I would just…28 Jun 2022HANSARDPlant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing the regulations before us. I broadly welcome them, but I have a number of questions. Paragraph 12.1 of the Explanatory Memorandum…28 Jun 2022HANSARDPharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on bringing forward the order before us today. I am interested to understand the background to why we are moving from ministerial…28 Jun 2022HANSARDRoma Community: Levelling UpMy Lords, will my noble friend explain what happens to the funding awarded to a Gypsy, Traveller or Roma child if that child fails to complete the academic year, which is…27 Jun 2022HANSARDEU Retained LawMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for taking questions on the Statement. Of the 2,400 items of retained EU legislation, 570 come from the Department for the Environment, Food and…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPolioI congratulate the UKHSA and the Environment Agency on the investment they have made. When was the polio first detected—there are reports that it was detected as early as…23 Jun 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Sewage Discharge MonitoringMy Lords, does my noble friend accept that if he introduced Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, the amount of discharge would be immediately reduced? What plans…21 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022Before my noble friend takes his seat, there seems to be a discrepancy in the figures. My noble friend said that 69% of the fuel poor are in receipt of means testing, which means…20 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate and thank my noble friend for presenting the regulations before us, which I warmly welcome. I set out my interest on the register, as president of…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPig FarmingMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the right reverend Prelate, whom I thank, together with the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond, my neighbour in North Yorkshire, for…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I, too, am pleased to speak to some of the issues before us this afternoon and thank and congratulate my noble friend on bringing forward the regulations. My noble friend Lord…15 Jun 2022