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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]On Amendment 10, the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, talked about having ambition beyond simply restoring stocks. This is also an issue of practicability. Fisheries management plans…22 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Track and Trace SystemStatistics on the first full week of operation show that less than 58% of the contacts of confirmed symptomatic cases are traced and say that they will self-isolate—it is…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, I declare my environmental interests as listed in the register. A rapid and resilient recovery from Covid-19 cannot be just a reversion to more of the same old ways. I…11 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chairman of the Woodland Trust, chairman of the Royal Veterinary College, a member of the Commission on Food, Farming and the Countryside and…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsThe Science and Technology Committee of your Lordships’ House heard yesterday in its evidence session from the science community that there is not yet sufficient scientific…20 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityI thank the Deputy Speaker for letting me have a second go after I sounded like a Dalek the first time round. I thank the House broadcasting staff for their help. The Covid crisis…14 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, our record in the UK on income inequality and poverty is not very good. We have a higher level of income inequality than most European countries; 30% of children still…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Self-employedThe answer the Minister has just given is tremendously inadequate for many very small businesses that were advised by reputable accountants that this was the most tax-efficient…23 Apr 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her reply. I did not really hope or dare to dream that the Government would roll over on this one. I take the point that flexibility and improvements are…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that clarification. I shall read Clause 41 more closely and beg leave to withdraw my amendment.11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 121 in my name, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge. Better scrutiny of secondary legislation is a bit of a hobby-horse of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend and speak to Amendment 112 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, to which I put my name—although I may now regret it, since he poked me…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]It is a rare event when I chide the noble Lord on his own Front Bench, but the fisheries management plans, if properly carried out, are quite a major step forward.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords—09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I have not spoken on this amendment, but I am pretty horrified with the way that it has gone, to be frank. Earlier in Questions, the Minister said that we had…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]There are still some things to answer in respect of the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. It seems to me that the ability to deliver on the objectives in this clause…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his offer to meet to talk about management plans, and I would very much like to take that up. Perhaps before that meeting he might ponder on whether…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak to my Amendments 45, 49, 50, 53, 54 and 55, all of which are aimed at making a good thing better. We agree that fisheries management plans are a good thing, but…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 51 and 52, which are about data-deficient stocks. I was very pleased to hear the Minister say earlier that there is a real commitment to…04 Mar 2020