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HANSARDEnvironment Bill: Royal AssentMy Lords, I thank the Minister. The Environment Bill is big and important, and Peers at Second Reading showed its need for amendment; it must be given adequate time. Does the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill: Royal AssentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend for the Environment Bill to be presented for Royal Assent before the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust and my involvement in a range of environmental charities, as listed in the register. Ministers must quail when…07 Jun 2021HANSARDCOVID-19 Variant: Travel Guidance for Local AuthoritiesI declare an interest as a resident of Bedford borough. Bedford has repeatedly been let down by the failure of government to share information. It did not get information on test…26 May 2021HANSARDBiomass Electricity Subsidies: DeforestationI hate to disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, but my reading of the science is that it is uncertain. There is little science looking at the impact of biomass extraction in…20 May 2021HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation StrategyI do not think the Minister answered the Question of the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, on the road investment strategy. Why have the Government not published any assessment of…19 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interests in several environmental charities as listed in the register. I am very glad that the Environment Bill is finally going to be with us in this…17 May 2021HANSARDBiodiversityMy Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust and as patron or vice-president of several environmental organisations. As the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott,…28 Apr 2021HANSARDBiodiversity EmergencyMy Lords, I declare my interests as chairman of the Woodland Trust and president or vice-president of a number of environmental charities. As the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, said,…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCrohn’s Disease and Ulcerative ColitisMy Lords, I suffer from ulcerative colitis and understand how disabling this condition can be. Support from IBD specialist nurses is a lifeline in managing periodic flare-ups of…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUnited Nations Biodiversity ConferenceMy Lords, biodiversity decline and climate change are twin crises and need equal and urgent concentration, so why are the Government continuing to refuse to accept a legally…13 Apr 2021HANSARDGypsies, Travellers and Roma: Racism and DiscriminationWhat note are Her Majesty’s Government taking, in respect of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, of the fact that over 75% of police respondents to the Home Office…25 Mar 2021HANSARDForensic Science Regulator BillMy Lords, I was a member of the Science and Technology Committee that the noble Lord, Lord Patel, chaired so well. That called for a statutory basis for the Forensic Science…19 Mar 2021HANSARDFood Prices: Agricultural PolicyMy Lords, 8.4 million people in the UK live in food poverty. It is no coincidence that those worst affected are precisely those who were most hard hit by Covid—minority ethnic…18 Mar 2021HANSARDSpace IndustryMy Lords, I welcome the maiden speakers, including the Minister. The noble Lord, Lord Willetts, has stolen my thunder a bit because he has focused very much on OneWeb, which is…04 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesMy Lords, several noble Lords have quite rightly highlighted deprivation, unemployment and poverty as causes of Covid spread and I will not say anything different, though…02 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Energy Efficiency: RetrofittingMy Lords, the £1.5 billion green homes grant scheme was launched by the Chancellor last July with a target of 600,000 homes. It was going to reduce carbon, create 16,000 jobs and…01 Mar 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyThe Minister did not answer the question raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. Post-Grenfell surveys have revealed other fire-related defects such as flawed fire separation.…22 Feb 2021HANSARDGenetically Modified FoodMy Lords, the reality is that no one knows which gene-edited or genetically modified crop might have an adverse impact on the environment. For example, pest-resistant crops can…08 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, 12 years ago, I was the chairman of the Care Quality Commission, the regulator for the quality of health and social care. I was chilled when I saw the impact of the…28 Jan 2021