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HANSARDMicrochipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 35th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee19 Apr 2023HANSARDMicrochipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, the purpose of this instrument is to introduce compulsory cat microchipping in England, delivering one of the Government’s key manifesto pledges. This measure was…19 Apr 2023HANSARDMicrochipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023I am grateful to noble Lords for their important contributions to this debate and for the support for the compulsory cat microchipping provisions. I join the noble Baroness in…19 Apr 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourThe noble Baroness makes a very good point, and I am not entirely sure what the precedent is in such circumstances. Undoubtedly, an enormous amount of taxpayers’ money is being…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourWe apply very strict environmental conditions to any new applications. I think this site is the largest onshore oil-producing business in Europe and it has been there for quite a…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourNoble work is being done, and I thank my noble friend for pointing that out. There is a very clear line of process for compensation, which is that the polluter should pay. We will…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourWe are working very closely with the company here to get to the bottom of what caused this and make sure it does not happen again. The noble and right reverend Lord raises the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourThis is a relatively small part of a quite large, very precious marine and coastal environment, and we think the damage has been contained within that small area. I certainly…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourPoole harbour is a large expanse of water and this is a significant spill. Booms have been put out, but they will not contain all the pollutant. Other measures have been put in…29 Mar 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourI thank the noble Baroness for her point, and I agree with her that this is a very serious and worrying spill; I hope it has been contained. A lot of work has been done by a lot…29 Mar 2023HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. This instrument is a fundamental part of the vital reforms we are making over the agricultural transition…28 Mar 2023HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank everybody for their valuable contributions to the debate. It has been a great opportunity to highlight the important work the Government are doing to invest…28 Mar 2023HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January be approved.28 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank my noble friend for his wise intervention. We have come a very long way. Over a decade ago, the natural environment White Paper created local nature partnerships. Some of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I start by wishing the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, a speedy recovery, and I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Willis, and others, for…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAs the noble Lord says, he is perhaps straying on to the next group. What we are concerned with here is making sure that we are creating a plan that is agreed locally under very…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThere are over 200 clauses in the Bill, and what good legislation seeks to do is to achieve the right balance between the needs of society—new houses, energy and the rest of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDFood Price InflationI can assure the noble Baroness that the Secretary of State is deeply involved in this issue. The Food Minister, Mark Spencer, took this Urgent Question, which is right, as he is…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFood Price InflationI thank my noble friend for that question. Technology is our friend in tackling the needs of future generations. As part of seeing how the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding)…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFood Price InflationI thank the noble Baroness for her question. On free school meals, the Government fully support the provision of nutritious food in schools to enable pupils to be well nourished,…23 Mar 2023