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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to introduce this group of amendments and speak to Amendment 97. I thank the co-signatories for their support: the noble Baronesses, Lady Ritchie of…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI think we have had an excellent debate and I thank everyone who has contributed for their gracious remarks about all the amendments. Those who have spoken and who have put the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I welcome Amendment 100 and echo many of the sentiments in it, but pay regard to the role that farmers, landowners and the landscape have in reducing the challenge faced…22 Sept 2020HANSARDOil and Gas IndustryWhat is the current state of interconnectors to the energy market? What new interconnectors is my noble friend expecting to come on stream and when might that be?22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, who is a leading light on the advisory panel of the Dimbleby report, which I will refer to shortly. I thank…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick. I congratulate the authors of this interesting group of amendments on the thought and effort…22 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)My Lords, I join the congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and all members of the committee for this excellent report. Yes, time has marched on, but there seems to be…21 Sept 2020HANSARDRetail Businesses: Financial SupportMy Lords, many of the businesses that have not been able to claim have also been impacted by the lack of insurance cover, even though they thought they were covered. Can my noble…21 Sept 2020HANSARDREACH and CEMy Lords, the EU Environment Sub-Committee wrote to my noble friend before the summer. Can he confirm today whether he shares my concern at the risk of a lack of oversight of the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I warmly welcome this agreement. My question is simple. My noble friend stated that we will continue to be bound by the state aid arrangements that currently apply to…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support Amendment 44A and I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond for tabling it. I pay tribute to his expertise, knowledge and sheer…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am pleased that my noble friend has tabled this group of amendments to clarify the legal situation in what seems a potentially vexatious area. I want to place on…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for recognising that the House was very uneasy about there being a five-year period between the initial and subsequent reports. If I understood…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on moving this amendment, which on the face of it has much to commend it and covers a wide-ranging issue. In his introduction,…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, on tabling these two amendments, both of which I support; I am delighted to have co-signed Amendment 108. I have just one question.…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI should like to speak to Amendment 109 in this group and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, on bringing this point to the attention of the House.…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lady Rock and thank her for her staunch and eloquent support for Amendments 87 and 88. Perhaps I may briefly address Amendments…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I rise in the absence of, and at his request and with his permission, the noble Lord, Lord Empey, who has been unavoidably called away and sends his apologies. His two…17 Sept 2020