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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to have this little debate and to all those who have contributed. Obviously, I am disappointed that I was not clear enough for my…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am grateful to all who have spoken, and I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bruce of Bennachie, for lending his support in co-signing the amendment. I entirely…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am grateful again to have the opportunity to press and probe my noble friend further on the matter of the OEP’s budget. I have followed his advice and read the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to move Amendment 89 and speak to Amendment 90. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bruce of Bennachie, for his support. I also thank the Law Society of…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to support and speak to the amendments in this group. As we are considering in detail a number of amendments relating to both the independence of the OEP and its…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support Amendment 81A, which I have co-signed. I support entirely the comments made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, in moving…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, given all the respect and affection in which I hold him, I am slightly dismayed that my noble friend actually played back at me that “having regard to” worked perfectly…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, continuing the theme of great minds thinking alike, apparently the requests for a clause stand part debate landed at exactly the same moment and there was the equivalent…28 Jun 2021HANSARDNorth of England: Rapid Mass Transport SystemMy Lords, if it is concluded that what we really need is a strategic rail link between not just Leeds and Manchester but Middlesbrough and Liverpool and all major towns in between…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to speak to this small group of amendments. I shall speak particularly to my Amendment 77A but before I do, I would be interested in probing my noble friend on the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaI congratulate my noble friend on negotiating this agreement but, before we get too carried away, our existing trade with Australia is 0.5% of our total trade and the increase…24 Jun 2021HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Equal Treatment of Deaths and InjuriesMy noble friend may recall the very sad case of Kim Briggs, a pedestrian mowed down by a cyclist using an illegal bicycle. Will he ensure that the objective test to which he…24 Jun 2021HANSARDFlood Plains: Housing DevelopmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of building major new housing developments on functional flood plains in the context of climate…24 Jun 2021HANSARDFlood Plains: Housing DevelopmentMy Lords, I am delighted to have secured this debate, which is very timely given the Environment Bill currently before the House and the planning Bill due imminently. I look…24 Jun 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Impact on Household Energy BillsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on household energy bills of Ofgem’s proposals for powering electric vehicles, announced on 24 May.23 Jun 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Impact on Household Energy BillsI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I refer to my interest as president of National Energy Action.23 Jun 2021HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Impact on Household Energy BillsI thank my noble friend for the Answer. Many will welcome this investment, but why are households, many with no car, electric or otherwise, picking up the lion’s share of the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow my noble friend. Like him, I think it unfortunate that we have not heard from those who have tabled Amendment 28. These three amendments have much to…23 Jun 2021