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HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, for tabling and moving this amendment, and the other Peers who have proposed amendments. However, I must say that the Government…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I do not wish to add to what I said earlier, but my noble friend has asked me something specifically. There are considerable concerns about the hunting of captive bred…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I have already set out the Government’s position on this matter in my response to an earlier group. I have no further comments to make, and I will not be supporting this…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI thank my noble friend and understand the point he makes. Like other noble Lords, I commend my noble friend Lady Fookes for her commitment to this Bill and her hard work to…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillWe are seeking to implement the manifesto commitment.12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, as I said earlier, I spoke at some length on the first amendment and covered many of these points. However, to address this precise amendment, it would narrow the scope…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, one of the reasons I enjoy being in this House is that we have to achieve compromises in so many things. I try to work across the House to try to get half a loaf rather…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, I set out earlier my thoughts on these amendments. My noble friend Lord Lucas is a very intelligent and assiduous parliamentarian and raises an important point. But I…12 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityMy noble friend is a living example that buying from thrift shops is what we should all be doing. This month in particular, we should be encouraging people to do that. Slow…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityOur anti-slavery legislation went a long way towards requiring companies to develop robust information on their supply chains. I cannot give the noble Lord a precise answer about…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityWe are certainly having ongoing engagement with the industry to try to reduce the amount of plastics. Of course, there is sometimes a trade-off with plastics when you are trying…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityLike everyone in this House, I pay huge tribute to those charities and organisations that do precisely that. It is absolutely vital that support is given to people in vulnerable…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityWhat the Government can have the most control over is what happens to clothing when it has finished being used, so we are working with the industry on durability and then…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityI have not seen that document, but I know that the UK fashion industry directly generated an estimated £28.9 billion gross added value contribution to the UK economy. That is a…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityWe have very demanding targets in our Environment Act commitments, which include reduction by 50% to 2019 levels. The noble Baroness is absolutely right about the impact of…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityWe have made some progress. The Textiles 2030 policy, promoted by WRAP, helps signatories to reduce their water and carbon footprints per tonne of clothing by 18.2% and 21%…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityMy Lords, the Government have not made an assessment of sustainable levels of clothing sales, but reducing textiles waste will be critical to hitting our net-zero goals. Our…11 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityI spoke earlier about consistency; it is always freezing in here and boiling out there, so you never know what to wear.11 Sept 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Black for his good stewardship of this Bill. I also thank my noble friend Lord Borwick for his engagement on it. I refer the House to my…05 Sept 2023HANSARDOrphan Sites: Hazardous WasteMy Lords, I once asked the then president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England what he thought the Government should do about fly- tipping and littering, and he said a…04 Sept 2023