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HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Wine) (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2021I thank the Minister for his opening remarks and for agreeing to meet me and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, yesterday to discuss this SI, which as he says is a simple one that…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUnited Nations Biodiversity ConferenceTargets for previous CBDs have been missed, as the Minister has acknowledged. None was legally binding, unlike the Paris climate agreement. Do the Government support the post-2020…13 Apr 2021HANSARDTreesMy Lords, President Biden has launched the Civilian Climate Corps, echoing Roosevelt’s programme after the economic slump of the great depression, which created thousands of…23 Feb 2021HANSARDBiodiversity: Dasgupta ReviewMy Lords, Professor Dasgupta outlined that to protect 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030 would require $140 billion annually. Will the Government publish their assessment…04 Feb 2021HANSARDOrganic Production (Organic Indications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is vital that we support the organic industry, given that it is critical to meeting our climate and ecological challenges while producing the food we need. It is to…27 Jan 2021HANSARDAgricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his opening remarks and for arranging with his officials a debrief on the SIs in advance of today. That was extremely helpful. I certainly do…27 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth: Eating DisordersThe NHS health survey suggests that the prevalence of eating disorders is significantly higher than previously assumed, so will the Government commission a national,…19 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth: Eating DisordersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to The Health Survey for England 2019, published on 15 December 2020, and the finding that 19 per cent of women aged 16 and over screened…19 Jan 2021HANSARDBiodiversity: Impact of NeonicotinoidsMy Lords, how is this decision compliant with the Aarhus convention on environmental justice, given that the application documents and the chief scientist’s advice to the…14 Jan 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare and Wildlife Crime OffencesDoes the Home Office plan to make wildlife crime a recordable offence, so that proper statistics can be collected, as what is measured shows what matters?12 Jan 2021HANSARDRepair and Reuse ProgrammesMy Lords, the European Union has committed to establishing a right to repair, guaranteeing consumers the availability of spare parts or access to repair. Will the Government’s…14 Dec 2020HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020Like my colleagues, I thank the Minister and the civil servants for organising the briefing meeting and for so patiently taking those of us who were there through this complex…09 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, the Statement refers to a modern approach to regulation. When will a formal timeline for farm regulatory reform be published so that taxpayers can have confidence that…08 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, our Benches are content with these two statutory instruments and I thank the Minister and her civil servants for the meeting she arranged to brief us in advance. As…30 Nov 2020HANSARDOrganic Products (Production and Control) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, like fellow colleagues in the House, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Mendoza, for his passionate maiden speech today and for the breadth of cultural experience that he…10 Nov 2020HANSARDWaste Prevention ProgrammeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish their revised Waste Prevention Programme for England.10 Nov 2020HANSARDWaste Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, the climate crisis demands urgent action to reduce carbon emissions from waste and to keep resources in use for as long as possible. In their delayed waste prevention…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his opening remarks and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for putting this statutory instrument in its rightful context of why…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTerrestrial and Freshwater Protected SitesMy Lords, water pollution is a key cause of the decline in conditions of protected sites. All English rivers are currently failing to meet quality tests for pollution. Given that…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTimber and Timber Products and FLEGT (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, although there was no debate in 2018 when these regulations were transposed into UK law, we really should not take it that this is an unimportant issue. The UK is the…27 Oct 2020