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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, the original regulations, which we are amending today, had a dramatic effect on the reduction of excess deaths within a three-week period, so have worked extremely well.…24 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I associate myself with the amendments in the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and also with the remarks of the noble and…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead. I am delighted to support Amendment 255 and I entirely endorse his comments. Subject…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hain, and I endorse the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, on his Amendments 264 and 265,…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on moving this amendment. The Red Tractor has much to commend it; I expressed one or two reservations about it but I fully endorse the…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I shall speak only briefly on this group of amendments in order to probe my noble friend the Minister on when we…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle. I pay tribute to the work that he has done and continues to do on the skills and leadership…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I have every sympathy for the sentiments behind Amendment 220, but I query the basis on which it is drafted. I experienced early on the concerns that people rightly have…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Greaves. I pay tribute to the restraint and brevity of my noble friend Lady Henig, with whom I had the pleasure to serve on…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend because I was also hoping to ask for confirmation that hedgerows will be covered within ELMS and that farmers will have to meet…23 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to participate in this debate and I pay tribute to the Minister and her team for the immense work they have put into preparing for this stage of the…22 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for bringing this amendment forward. I am sorry that I did not have an opportunity to sign it; I hope that he will forgive me…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 162 and 171. I am delighted to thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb and Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, and my noble friend Lord…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, in the sentiments behind these two amendments. To consider Amendment 140 first, we are in the dark a little. My understanding—and…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI was not going to pursue this, but my noble friend’s answer has perplexed me. He said the Government wish to phase out direct payments as they provide poor value for money. The…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours. I opposed him in 1987 and did my level best to become the next Member of Parliament for…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, considering the lateness of the hour, I am most grateful to those who have remained, including our supporting teams. We have had a very good debate. I am grateful to the…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I first thank the Government for including this chapter on intervention in agricultural markets and exceptional market conditions, as set out in Clause 18. The purpose…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI will let you off, then. What is interesting about our debate so far is how little understanding there is of what constitutes common land and what activities are undertaken on…21 Jul 2020