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HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, it is difficult to follow the noble Baroness—I seem to have drawn the short straw on that one—but it is also difficult to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, because it…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI would be delighted to be confident that carbon capture and storage would fill a substantial gap, but so far we do not have the practical evidence that it can be done. Until that…26 Mar 2024HANSARDLand Use FrameworkI thank the Minister for his response. He said that it had been a long time waiting and, indeed, I have 40 successive Hansard assurances over the last two years that the land use…12 Mar 2024HANSARDLand Use FrameworkI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and draw attention to my interests as set out in the register.12 Mar 2024HANSARDLand Use FrameworkTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make progress on the delayed land use framework for England, when it will be published, and whether it will be…12 Mar 2024HANSARDMinisters: Legal CostsI was there when the Secretary of State gave her statement to the Science and Technology Committee this morning and was remarkably unconvinced, particularly by the Permanent…12 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the Royal Veterinary College and the owner of two opinionated dressage horses, who have informed me that there is no way that they are…21 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the Labour Climate and Environment Forum and of the Royal Veterinary College. This law is indeed pernicious, as has been aptly shown…20 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I regret my inability to be present at Second Reading. I support Amendment 149 from the perspective of having been chief executive of two membership charities—the RSPB…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThat is the exact opposite of what I was trying to get across, so obviously I was not being very clear. The point is that the vast majority of donors give donations to an…05 Feb 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, the Bill may contain some good elements in the search for a modernisation of data protection, but in overall terms it seems to tilt the balance of advantage to…19 Dec 2023HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, I hate to intervene twice—I know it is against the rules and the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, will tell me that I cannot—but I think I am right in saying, and the noble…12 Dec 2023HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, I find the Minister and the Government’s position quite confusing. I declare an interest as a former deputy chair of the BBC, and commend the noble Baroness, Lady…12 Dec 2023HANSARDHeritage Trees Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Woodland Trust.05 Dec 2023HANSARDVehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023My Lords, I declare an interest, as I sit on the Environment and Climate Change Select Committee, which is currently looking at electric vehicles. However, the views here are my…27 Nov 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkMy Lords, I welcome the commitment to the cross-sectoral frame- work, provided that it is statutory rather than voluntary. Does the Minister regard this as a significant change…15 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will talk to Motion Q, which deals with developments that affect ancient woodland, and I declare an interest as chair of the Woodland Trust. I thank the noble…23 Oct 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Revocation and Sunset Disapplication) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for giving way. He highlights an issue that was absolutely centre stage during the REUL Bill discussions: that this is a very complicated situation with a lot…17 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate Change PoliciesMy Lords, the Government have a track record on stuff like this. In 2015, George Osborne cancelled zero-carbon homes about six weeks before it was due to be implemented and when…20 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 Sept 2023