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HANSARDEnvironment Act 2021 TargetsMy Lords—16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDEnvironment Act 2021 TargetsMy Lords, I appreciate the response from the Minister. We are very good at saying what is not working but not so good at measuring what is working. Anecdotally we know that some…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to Amendment 311. This amendment is to address a systemic issue that we and local authorities already face and will continue to face. That…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank noble Lords for this very short debate. I thank the Minister for her comments and the noble Lord for his. What I am hearing is that it costs too much to actually fulfil…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for her reply to that comment, but I also make the point that we are talking about devolved authorities. If we have climate change sceptics as the mayors of…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 241B is in my name, and I strongly support Amendment 192 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. The devolution Bill creates these large, powerful…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillCan I ask a question of clarification? I agree on democracy and the point that the noble Lord is making, but these are legally binding targets that we have agreed in the law…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 46, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. We must ensure that any spatial development strategy underlines and works with the principles of the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 51A and 52A in my name. I respect and agree with the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, about having some flexibility in the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Motion K1 is in my name. I have a whole speech written but I am not going to give it because I greatly appreciate the words that came from the Minister. The concerns…24 Nov 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and the CountrysideMy Lords, I am delighted to join this debate: it is always wonderful to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Young. It is something close to my own research expertise, but, before I…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will be brief in speaking to Amendment 237 in my name. I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Young of Old Scone and Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, and the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank everyone for their really thoughtful contributions to this debate. I appreciate the Minister’s remarks, but I still have a very big problem here: every time, we…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have retabled slightly amended versions of Amendments 115 and 116, and I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Young of Old Scone, Lady Grender and Lady Bennett of Manor…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the Minister for her reply. I shall make a couple of points. What we are talking about here is a matter of both scale and timing. If we had a land use framework in place,…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 130 in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Young of Old Scone and Lady Grender, and the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for their support.…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025