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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have my name to Amendment 461—02 Feb 2026HANSARDWater Companies: FinesMy Lords, we had the very cautious report from Sir Jon Cunliffe about water, and the Government followed that up with a fairly timid White Paper last week. Does not something much…29 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 4, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for putting her name to it as well. This is a very important issue that we debated at…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank the Minister for her helpful reply. It is constructive that the loss of containers has to be reported, but I look forward to a time when we are not just hearing that the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken and brought their insights and expertise to the debate. I am very glad that it emphasised the issues around overfishing; it will be…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI will speak to Amendment 3 in this group on the UK’s capacity to comply with Article 5 of the BBNJ, which is about capacity building—building the international capacity to…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, this amendment and Amendment 10 are concerned with plastics pollution. Amendment 6 would require the Secretary of State to assess and respond to the risks to marine…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026To ask His Majesty’s Government what are the priorities for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.10 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer and associate these Benches with his tribute. As he is all too aware, the NPT is in a very fragile state, with nuclear arms states…10 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 273, which is a very simple amendment that aims to put into action what IICSA recommended: that mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPlastic Recycling TargetsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville for securing this…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPower Struggle: Delivering Great Britain’s Electricity Grid Infrastructure (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I am very grateful to have the opportunity to speak in the gap. I declare an interest as a member of Energy Local Totnes. I wanted to speak because of an electricity…04 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. I have the honour to serve on your Lordships’ Built Environment Committee. It is no coincidence that two of us who have added our…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 88, to which I have added my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, for all her work on this, and the Minister and the noble…27 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillYour Lordships’ House has, over the years, taken a very serious role in defending our free speech, freedom of assembly and right to peaceful protest. Just this afternoon, we have…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it really was an honour to take part in a debate of this nature. The theme of inequity came through so strongly, and the fact that we have in this House the noble…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, with the amendments in this group being supported all around the Committee, it suggests to me that there is a strong opinion that the Bill should not be so silent on…09 Sept 2025