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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response to this group of amendments. I will read Hansard in detail. Touching on the point of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, it struck…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 125 in my name, also in this group. I also lend my support to the two amendments spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester. This is very…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]Before the noble Lord withdraws his amendment, I want to comment on the Minister’s list of activities that relate to this. It is welcome to hear about the marine plans and the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, may I enquire in good faith whether we are saying that we have taken back control from Brussels, only to cede it to Scotland? It would be a waste of…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I believe the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, was going beyond grant funding and referring to the allocation of fishing rights. That confers a financial benefit to the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 4 in my name I shall speak also to Amendment 25, which is grouped with it. I also seek permission to speak to Amendments 47 and 56, which will come…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his response and explanation. Perhaps there will be an opportunity to discuss this further after Committee, as I am minded to withdraw the amendment. Even…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow so many learned noble Lords and the excellent points they have made in relation to this Bill. I agree with many…11 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019I have two points. There is a great difference between weather and climate change, which the noble Lord would, I hope, have understood if he has read any of the reports on this…26 Jun 2019HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019My Lords—26 Jun 2019HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I welcome the Government’s accepting the recommendation to change the target in the Climate Change Act to a 100% reduction by 2050. It feels very appropriate to be…26 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Net Zero Emissions TargetMy Lords, when we passed the original Climate Change Act in 2008, the UK was the first country to pass a legally binding target for reducing our climate-damaging emissions. I am…12 Jun 2019