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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I hope that the Minister will resist Amendment 36, which would delay the start of the agricultural transition. Climate change and the biodiversity challenge are urgent,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I add my support for the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Grantchester on the provision of advice, training and guidance for those in receipt of financial…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillAs the noble Baroness who has just spoken said, we all have huge admiration for the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington—but, alas, I cannot support his amendment either. The…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will be very short. I was working from an old version of the Marshalled List when I signed up to speak on this group and I discover that the amendment I wished to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I start by begging the forgiveness of the noble Earl, Lord Devon. I feel a slight rat in that, having had his support of my immediately previous Amendment 14, I am going…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI thank those noble Lords who contributed to this debate. The majority recognised that there was a real hole to be plugged and that something needed to be done. I thank the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 14, in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, the noble Lord, Lord Randall, and the noble Earl, Lord Devon. I am very…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I repeat what I said in Committee about this part of the Bill. It is a bit like a Christmas tree that everybody wants to hang their favourite bauble on. Indeed, many of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill15 Sept 2020HANSARDScience Research Funding in Universities (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Royal Veterinary College and, until recently, chancellor of Cranfield University. I was very pleased to be a member of the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local RestrictionsCould I press the Minister on the specific Question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton? The council leader of Trafford has blasted the chaotic way in which the Government…03 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020My Lords, in reality, it is only within the last seven days that local directors of public health, after many times of asking, were finally given access to address-level data,…29 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I have rather drawn the short straw in being the first speaker to disagree with the rather stellar line-up promoting Amendment 275. I have huge trepidation in doing that…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support the spirit of these amendments, all of which seek to enshrine the Government’s manifesto commitment in the Bill. Recent polling shows that over 75% of the…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. The noble Lord, Lord Greaves, rightly pointed out the possible environmental downside of those farmers who choose…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Woodland Trust. This amendment would require the Government to put in place a land use framework for England to provide a…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for his amendment requiring close links between the planning…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I hope that at this time of the night noble Lords are not getting fed up with my voice. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, and the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, for…23 Jul 2020