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HANSARDMental Health Services: Young PeopleMy Lords, calls to the eating disorder charity Beat’s helpline nearly doubled during lockdown, and at the same time fewer children and young people started treatment for eating…24 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Hodgson of Abinger and Lady Fookes, for this amendment, which is a means to embed the needs and welfare of animals in agricultural…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Hodgson of Abinger and Lady Fookes, for tabling these amendments and enabling these important animal welfare issues to be debated…17 Sept 2020HANSARDBiodiversityMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Teverson, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.16 Sept 2020HANSARDBiodiversityI hear what the Minister says, but last October he said that the Government were looking at legislative options to ban the burning of upland peat bogs and yet it has been reported…16 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to have added my name to the amendment, which is now a cross-party amendment. While I will not repeat what other noble Lords have said, particularly the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAnti-obesity StrategiesThe National Audit Office’s report last week on tackling obesity confirmed that there is limited evidence that calorie labelling in restaurants reduces total calories consumed.…14 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Curry. On this occasion, however, I believe this amendment is a Trojan horse seeking to end the classification of gene…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to be speaking between the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, with whom I sat on the House of Lords committee that produced the…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will speak to two amendments I have tabled in this group, namely Amendments 118 and 121. These aim to ensure that we get a strong regulatory framework to enforce this…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, “God made the land for the people”. I was reminded of that rallying cry from the Liberal anthem “The Land” as I considered this Bill. There have been many political…10 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, there are large sums of money involved in this statutory instrument. Those figures were not mentioned in the Explanatory Memorandum or by the Minister, so I am very…02 Jun 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, we know that if we are to help our bodies, we need to eat well and to eat sufficient fruit and vegetables. We must therefore as a priority pick the harvest that needs to…14 May 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestMy Lords, eastern Europeans account for 70% of the returnee pickers for one of the UK’s leading producers of berries, based here in Godalming. What are the Government doing to…30 Apr 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyMy Lords, climate change is the greatest threat that humanity faces. Scientists have been warning us for years that disasters of all kinds—wildfires, floods, droughts and…12 Mar 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyI thank the Minister for his response and all noble Lords who have contributed so ably. Like the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, I particularly thank the noble Earl, Lord…12 Mar 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyTo move that this House takes note of the case for investing in, and embracing, a green economy that promotes resource efficiency and zero carbon usage.12 Mar 2020HANSARDSingle-use PlasticsMy Lords, in 2018, the Government promised to review the waste prevention programme. If, as the Minister says, the Government are so serious about prioritising waste reduction,…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEating Disorders: Provision of CareTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the care offered to sufferers of eating disorders.04 Feb 2020HANSARDEating Disorders: Provision of CareMy Lords, I declare an interest: one of my daughters suffers from anorexia. We have experienced NHS eating disorder services both for children and young people and for adults in…04 Feb 2020