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HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Caithness. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on bringing forward government Amendment 22 and all the amendments in this…23 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I support my noble friend Lady Noakes in her two amendments and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, in her Amendments 63 and 68. The first list that I saw was the one produced…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, first, it was churlish of me not to thank my noble friend the Minister for his enthusiastic embracing of the idea of a round table in connection with Clause 9; for that…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken at various stages of the debate. I want to clarify at the outset—and I am sorry if I was not clear—that I was in no way…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to pose some general questions on Clause 9. Taking up my noble friend the Minister’s invitation to read the Explanatory…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to follow the noble Baroness. I welcome this group of amendments, which are excellent as probing amendments. The voice of business is missing in the Bill, in…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI welcome this small group of amendments. I will speak in particular to Amendment 6 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. He has been very kind in supporting my later…21 Jun 2021HANSARDChildren: Care HomesI welcome my noble friend’s announcement that there will be no future referrals to unregulated providers. I declare my interest as a vice-president of the National Association of…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to participate in this debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Blencathra on being so industrious in coming up with such an imaginative way to put…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, in his amendment. On the face of it, this does seem an omission, given that clauses from Clause 83…21 Jun 2021HANSARDFishing IndustryMy Lords, the inshore fisheries sector could do well to have an increased quota from just the sort of overseas trawlers’ quota that is now available. Will my noble friend…16 Jun 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I am delighted to follow my noble friend and contribute to this debate. I declare my interests, as on the register. In particular, I am a member of the rural affairs group of the…16 Jun 2021HANSARDPublic Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for the opportunity to debate these regulations, which I presume are the first that we are looking at under the Trade Act 2021. I…15 Jun 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsI welcome the action taken by the CAA. I completely understand the difficulties set out by the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, and others; airlines and airports are suffering at…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021I am grateful and delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. I commend my noble friend for so eloquently introducing the regulations before us today and correcting, in…15 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken and to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for being so supportive, for her reference to the impact assessment and for her…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I am grateful to have the opportunity to discuss more broadly the contents of Clauses 5 and 6. Clause 5 relates to the revocation of the general EU system of recognition of…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I am delighted to speak in support of Amendment 39 from the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, and I commend the remarks of my noble friend Lady Noakes, because it takes a brave person to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I support the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, in moving his Amendment 37 and echo many of the remarks made previously on this. My starting point is this:…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I will speak to two of the amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lord Lansley. My understanding is that the first, Amendment 34A, is already covered by most of…14 Jun 2021