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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who put their names to Amendment 9. I have a little confession: the original intention was to discuss it in the context of the part of the Bill dealing…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has set a wonderful precedent here. Anything I would have said on this has been said by those who have already spoken, so I shall…15 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, although it is good to see that the Government have done something here, after a great deal of prompting, what has been done to ensure that even the representations from…14 Sept 2020HANSARDIndustrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2020My Lords, when we look at something that deals with training across such a wide field, the obvious question that comes to mind is: how have the groups the Government are…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, when it comes to the taking of exams—the gong that has clanged loudest over this—some with special educational needs take exams slightly differently, such as those who…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020My Lords, this document is arriving a little after it was hot news, so we are asking the Government what they have actually learned from it. As many noble Lords have asked, do we…29 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, as I have listened to this debate my speech has got shorter and shorter. If ever there was a person ringing a bell and saying: “Press officer beware”, it is my noble…28 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, when it comes to being in this House in 2011, when reforming electoral boundaries came up, a cold shiver runs down your spine. It was one of the messier periods I have…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I have always felt that Parliament was something of a reactive beast, but debating these regulations several weeks after they came in is taking things beyond a joke. I…24 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, and the noble Lord, Lord Randall, who have both tabled amendments in this group. This is the last time that we will…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this is a very wide-ranging set of amendments. I feel slightly sorry for the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, because I thought her amendment was a good one with good…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, both these amendments are very difficult to argue against. They are telling us to be careful about how we use chemicals designed to kill things. My noble friend beat me…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will try to focus on the amendments in front of us. If we are talking about land use and a land use strategy, it has to go fairly wide —a bit of lateral thought will…23 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, none of China’s actions should have come as a surprise to anybody. There has been a warning for quite a long time on its attitude to human rights and to Hong Kong. When…22 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I must apologise for missing the first couple of moments of my noble friend’s speech. That is what comes when you have your back to the Chamber due to social distancing…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Childcare SectorMy Lords, it is quite clear that there has been a greater degree of difficulty in areas of social deprivation when it comes to early years. A higher number of institutions have…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, my noble friend’s two amendments are very interesting. Starting with Amendment 140, I thought that I knew what the public good was, having produced amendments which I…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this is one of those occasions when you know that somebody in front of you has said it a little better than you. The noble Lord, Lord Cameron, has done most of the heavy…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI am not sure I can be quite that brief, my Lords, but I will give it a go. I have added my name to the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, about food waste. To deal…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I stand here as a rather inadequate substitute for my noble friend Lady Thomas of Winchester to support the thrust of the amendments spoken to very ably by the noble…20 Jul 2020