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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chairman, president or vice-president of a broad range of environmental NGOs. I too welcome the presence of the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, and…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 46 and 47 to the Minister’s Amendment 45, which no doubt he will speak to soon. My amendments add environmental measures to the Minister’s…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords—23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWould the noble Lord perhaps admit that the only way in which the timetable can be met is by not undertaking the sort of consultation we have come to expect, and indeed enjoyed,…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is good to hear that the dashboard is nearly finished; it has been interesting watching it emerge. Your Lordships will be glad to hear that I have read every single…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Rooker. I really commend his sentiment of, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, although I probably disagree with…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe also seek clarification on something the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, said at Second Reading: that there will be impact reviews, as the Minister has said, of new legislation,…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWhen the Minister writes, can she also give us an indication of how that definition has already been shared with government departments, which are busy reviewing their…23 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 10 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Shipley and Lord Foster of Bath, and Amendment 58 in the name of my noble friend Lady Hayman of Ullock. The…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI recommend that your Lordships’ House not amend the Bill but not pass it.06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will finish in two seconds. Not once during the passage of the Environment Bill was it stated that its provisions were intended to replace the habitats regulations. This is no…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I declare my environmental interests that are in the register. In my 25 years in your Lordships’ House, I do not think I have ever heard a Bill so roundly condemned from…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I very much enjoyed what was just said by my fellow countryman. I will talk to Amendment 69 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, which I have also put my…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022At end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations fail to set a target for terrestrial protected sites condition; notes that this contrasts with the Environmental…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Woodland Trust and president and vice-president of a range of conservation organisations as listed in the register. When I tabled…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, where do you start, where do you start? I thank the Minister for his response and thank other noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. There was an interesting point…25 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust and thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument. I almost did not speak as I was speechless with…24 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my environmental interests in the register. When I was a kid, every Christmas I knew by the shape of the parcel under the tree that my present was…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to the government amendments, the accompanying policy statement and Amendment 242D in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. There is absolutely a…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I just want to address the Minister on what the noble Baroness has just said. She has made an admirable case for marine protected areas being protected from all sorts of things.…16 Jan 2023