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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I support many of the amendments in this group but will speak specifically to Amendment 3 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Trees, and Amendments 16 and 35 in the name of the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I will move Amendment 7 briefly. I have listened carefully to what my noble friend has said in response to other debates and I accept his request for flexibility, rather than…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I am delighted to follow my noble friend. There is some coalition of thought behind his Amendment 8 and my Amendment 10. I have known my noble friend the Minister for a…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, and I support my noble friend Lord Forsyth in his desire to understand the relationship between this committee and the Animal Welfare…06 Jul 2021HANSARDLivestock Feed: Processed Animal ProteinWhat does my noble friend think will happen to our meat exports from the UK to the EU, at a time when we may import meat from countries, such as Australia, which use hormones to…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I am grateful to all who have spoken in this debate, particularly those who have expressed their support: my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lord Howard of Rising. My noble friend…06 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, and I congratulate her on bringing forward these amendments. I also congratulate the Government on introducing, in Clause 61, the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow my noble friend and I support both him and the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, in the sentiments behind their amendments. In looking at the factsheet that…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow my noble friend Lady Redfern. There are a number of extremely interesting and pertinent amendments in this group. In a way it is a pity the group could…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHistorical Railways EstateI declare my interest as president of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Will my noble friend accept that opening up the extension to Whitby has ensured the increasing popularity…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI welcome this part of the Bill. I refer to my interests as in the register, in particular that I am vice-president of the Association of Drainage Authorities and that I worked…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am grateful, my Lords, and I will not test the patience of the House to any great extent. I have taken the precaution of sharing the briefing I have received from the Bar…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge and I am grateful to him for his support in principle for Amendment 113. I pay huge tribute to his work and his…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to speak briefly on this group and to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, who spoke eloquently and forcefully on single-use nappies. Of course,…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillGiven the strength of feeling in the Committee this afternoon, I hope my noble friend might agree to meet the authors of the amendments before us. I come back to the point that…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to all those who have spoken in the debate, so movingly in the case of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I welcome the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow the noble Lord. I support the amendments in this group. I join my noble friend the Minister in congratulating my noble friend Lady Bloomfield on her…30 Jun 2021HANSARDRepublic of Cameroon: Economic Partnership AgreementI am delighted to contribute to this debate and to follow the noble Baroness. I agree with all the speakers who called on us to trade with, as well as give aid, to Africa and…29 Jun 2021HANSARDGambling ReformI refer to my interest on the register, as the chair of the Proof of Age Standards Scheme board. My noble friend will be aware that there are positive economic benefits from…29 Jun 2021