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HANSARDPlanning 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 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI want to say a few words in support of another very sensible flooding-related amendment, Amendment 101 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, to which I was pleased to add…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 88 in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Young of Old Scone and Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, and the noble Lord, Lord Gascoigne,…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am pleased to add my name to the important amendment tabled by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich, and to Amendment 92 in this group, because, let us be honest, we…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as noted in the register as a non-executive director of NatCap Research. This declaration is particularly appropriate as I stand to support the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, before I speak to Amendment 206 in my name, I declare my interest, as in the register, as chair of Peers for the Planet. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, and the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as noted in the register, as chair for Peers for the Planet. I am delighted to add my name in support of Amendments 108 and 109, tabled by the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as noted in the register as chair of Peers for the Planet. When looking at this Bill, the one thing I think we can all agree on is that our…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEngineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I greatly appreciated taking part in this Science and Technology Select Committee investigation into engineering biology and extend my thanks to my noble friend Lady…28 Apr 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and ConservationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Grayling, for opening this debate, which I very much welcome. Following on from his many detailed points, I am going to speak more broadly…13 Mar 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to government Amendment 48. I am extremely grateful to the Government for bringing forward this amendment, which reflects the substance of the amendment…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister and everybody else who has contributed to this discussion on my amendment. I am not going to repeat the valid and important points that have been made, but I…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]28 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 1, I will also speak to Amendment 91 in my name. These amendments seek to set a strategic direction for the Bill and, crucially, to apply a new duty…28 Oct 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak in full support of my noble friend Lord Krebs’ Environmental Targets Bill, specifically the need for public authorities’ duties to be aligned with…18 Oct 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresI thank the Minister for his response, but I worry that we are just not moving fast enough. For example, last week the Green Finance Institute published a report that found that…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and refer to my declaration of interests in the register.30 Apr 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in exploring how best the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework can be incorporated into UK…30 Apr 2024