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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the pressure on our wetlands, rivers and aquifers is huge and growing. Demands for water from domestic and business customers, and from agriculture, are increasing.…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, wastewater infrastructure in England is a bit of a mess, as many noble Lords have said. I remember that when I came down from Scotland to live in England 40 years ago, I…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, making biodiversity net gain a mandatory requirement for most development is a good thing, though it will need several safeguards. Extending the net gain provision to…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 253, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. I used to hate the EU forms’ DoC requirements and regarded them as one of the more pernickety…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, what I am hearing around the House is that everybody is feeling rather anxious about a lack of join-up between a whole load of mechanisms that are being invented or…07 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Royal Veterinary College and speak to Amendment 47 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hayman of Ullock. Basically, what…06 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, this is a rather substantial group of amendments, and I am a very insubstantial person right at the end of list. Nevertheless, I will have a go, because it is a very…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, when amendments are supported by noble Lords of the calibre of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, a renowned scientist and…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare two interests—one as a member of the Commission on Food, Farming and the Countryside, and the other in the mental well-being of the Minister. We are picking on…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 103 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. Clause 27 attempts to delineate the OEP’s scrutiny and…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I note that—and am honoured to be—listed twice on the speakers’ list for both this and a future group today. I assure the House that I will not speak twice. I support…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust. If you walk in a green space with trees for 15 minutes a day, you can reduce your risk of diabetes by 50%.…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am sorry that I have not withdrawn yet as it might have hastened the business, but I want to support Amendment 52, in the names of my noble friend Lady Jones of…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, there was much wrangling over the “state of nature” amendment in the other place. Of course the noble Lord, Lord Randall, also drew the attention of the House to the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 43, which places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to meet any interim targets. I am merely a pale shadow compared to the previous speaker…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support the sentiment of Amendment 4 in the name of the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, but water quality is not the only issue to do with water. I would not want…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chairman of the Woodland Trust—I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, for his positive remarks about that organisation—and as a…21 Jun 2021HANSARDHousing: New DevelopmentsMy Lords, what local people object to is large numbers of houses being dumped in their back yard to fulfil the Government’s flawed housing targets, because they know that they are…17 Jun 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a chair of the Royal Veterinary College and as a person owned by two sentient horses. I know that they have feelings; I would define them in the…16 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Royal Veterinary College and former chancellor of Cranfield University and my various environmental interests. It is really…15 Jun 2021