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HANSARDCivil Servants: Reduction in NumbersMy Lords, my noble friend has touched on working from home and trying to reach an accommodation with civil servants in this regard. Will she give us an assurance that civil…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFur: Import and SaleMy Lords, will my noble friend explain why the Government would wish to ban the import of rabbit-fur articles? Is he aware that at the moment it is not possible to export any live…14 Jun 2022HANSARDConstruction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022I am sure that we are all very grateful to my noble friend for presenting this document. I am sure that he will be aware of the vexed issue of sustainable drainage systems—SUDS—in…13 Jun 2022HANSARDFuel PovertyI thank my noble friend for that Answer. The figure used by the NEA is 6.5 million households in fuel poverty. Of course, that figure would have been substantially higher had it…13 Jun 2022HANSARDFuel PovertyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of households in fuel poverty; and what steps they are taking to address this.13 Jun 2022HANSARDFuel PovertyMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I refer to my interest in the register as president of National Energy Action.13 Jun 2022HANSARDTree Health in EnglandMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble and right reverend Lord on securing this debate. Will my noble friend the Minister join me in paying tribute to and recognising the…09 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmersCan my noble friend explain to the House what specific support will be given to tenant farmers, who risk being ineligible under the new schemes?08 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesMy Lords, has my noble friend the Minister calculated what the income raised by the Treasury has been from excise rates and VAT from North Sea oil and gas produce in the last 12…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity: EnglandMy Lords, given that our food security and self-sufficiency is lowest in fruit and vegetables, what progress has been made on issuing work permits for people to come and pick our…07 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend the Minister on so eloquently and effectively introducing the Bill. I, for one, will welcome anything that can improve…06 Jun 2022HANSARDHer Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, who set out so eloquently the mystery of the monarchy. What a wonderful occasion to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, can my noble friend look at the potential of a windfall tax on the excessive profits that electricity companies have been making? One electricity company alone posted a…26 May 2022HANSARDZoonoses Research CentreMy Lords, will my noble friend pay tribute in this regard to Fera, the food science facility at Sand Hutton, near York? I commend the work of many universities outside the golden…24 May 2022HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on bringing forward these regulations, which seem perfectly reasonable. I thank the environmental specialists and non-specialists for the…23 May 2022HANSARDPassport (Fees) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank and congratulate my noble friend on bringing these regulations forward. I have just one or two points of clarification. The government website states that “There…23 May 2022HANSARDPassport (Fees) Regulations 2022If the noble Lord will permit, is he also aware that in any Schengen area country, for example in Denmark, if a British passport is not stamped at the point of entry, you are…23 May 2022HANSARDFood Price InflationMy Lords, does my noble friend share my concern that fruit and vegetable prices may increase because there are no Ukrainian workers coming over? How advanced is the scheme that my…19 May 2022HANSARDFood Security: Climate Change and Biodiversity LossMy Lords, will my noble friend join me in paying tribute to our farmers, not just for putting food on our plates but for creating and protecting biodiversity? Will he ensure that…17 May 2022HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend and congratulate him on presenting the regulations to us this afternoon. He will be aware that there were great hopes, particularly off the…17 May 2022