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HANSARDWater and Sewage Regulation (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)I will take that away. I think that they are both funded properly. I want to make sure we continue to do so and allow them to carry out the work the Government require of them. I…16 Oct 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 September be approved. Relevant document: 51st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…20 Sept 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations and Order laid before the House on 28 June and 12 July be approved. Relevant documents: 47th and 48th Reports from Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroI agree. There is no dichotomy here at all. As the food strategy shows, on the poorest fifth of land we produce less than 1% of the calories we need. So there is plenty of room…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroI do not know where these stats come from. We have doubled the number of farmers in countryside stewardship. When we increased the rates two years ago, the number of farmers…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroThe noble Lord has great experience in this field. He is right that there are a great many tools available for use by farmers and their advisers to support on-farm calculations…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroThere has been a great increase in machinery rings, whereby farmers work together to share equipment. That has reduced their fixed costs and assisted with their working capital.…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroThe noble Baroness says something is so when it is not. There are so many rules to prevent farmers removing hedgerows. There are cross-compliance measures within ELMS, which will…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. Farmers are central to delivering the Government’s environmental and climate targets, alongside their core…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroI second my noble friend’s kind words about Minette Batters; she has been an extraordinary leader of the farming sector. In a single act of great courage and determination, she…20 Sept 2023HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroI thank the noble Lord. We are doing a lot with farmers to encourage them to farm sustainably, in a way that locks up carbon and rewards them for doing so. I refer him to Nature…20 Sept 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023I entirely understand the need for detail; I want to get the detail right and, therefore, I will write to the noble Lord giving that absolute clarity. The noble Baroness, Lady…19 Sept 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023No, of course not, but we want to have the same measures in place in Northern Ireland that people in Great Britain have. It will also ensure that for certain plants and other…19 Sept 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 51st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…19 Sept 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. A number of questions have been asked; I will endeavour to answer them all. I will start by answering the point that…19 Sept 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023, which were laid before the House on 4 September, be considered. The purpose of the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDDangerous Dogs Act 1991: New BreedsMy Lords, we take dog attacks very seriously and are making sure that the full force of the law is applied. This ranges from lower-level interventions to more serious offences…14 Sept 2023HANSARDDangerous Dogs Act 1991: New BreedsI am very happy to have a discussion with the noble Baroness and any others about what precisely they mean by updating this legislation. Many campaign groups, such as the Dogs…14 Sept 2023HANSARDDangerous Dogs Act 1991: New BreedsI love agreeing with my noble friend but I cannot in this case. It was a very bureaucratic document that cost more than it amounted to and was no more than a tax on dog owners. It…14 Sept 2023HANSARDDangerous Dogs Act 1991: New BreedsEvery single one of these attacks is a tragedy. So often, they happen in the home, and some of the people involved really should not be in charge of a dog. We are concerned about…14 Sept 2023