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HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Plant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022.31 Jan 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. They have raised some very good and important points. I will start by addressing those raised by my noble…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, the Plant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022 were laid before the House on 19 December 2022. Protecting our biosecurity is of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesYes, we have announced that we will be consulting this year with a view to making an announcement about implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act.30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesBy the end of this year. I am grateful for the noble Lord’s interest in this subject. In 2013, I wrote to every water company in England and was amazed to find that only 5% of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. The Government are committed to protecting our water bodies from pollution. In December we announced our…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesThat is highly regrettable. I am not aware of that case but no doubt the noble Duke will make me aware of it. One of our targets is about bathing waters, and the classification…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesThe statistic is absolutely right—I can remember seeing it and being stunned that the Government prior to the coalition Government had no idea about this. They knew about only 5%…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, this instrument sets two legally binding targets for air quality, as required under the Environment Act 2021. Along with the five other environmental target instruments,…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Relevant document: 25th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to everyone for their valuable contributions to this debate. To answer directly the concerns of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, I say that this is not about a…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesThe measures we are bringing in can lead to fines of up to 10% of water companies’ turnover, and the inflicting of fines of over £100 million on a single water company. This will…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesStratfield Mortimer is well known to me and others in this Chamber. That is an appalling statistic, and it is why the Government have brought in strict measures that no other…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesWe have announced our targets in the provisions of the Environment Act—some of those are for 2035, and some are for 2038—and we will review them in 2027 to see how they are going.…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesThe right reverend Prelate is right to raise this issue. We are seeing more extremes of climate, and that is resulting in a lot of runoff into our rivers at particular times. That…30 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI understand the point that my noble friend is making. I cited Bos taurus as perhaps the greatest priority in our minds, but I have also mentioned the benefits that would accrue…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillLet me address some of the points that the noble Baroness has made. The Government have always said that our priority for the rollout of this technology will be plants, then…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I will begin by speaking to the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, whom I thank for his amendments and his ongoing support for the Bill. I will come on to…25 Jan 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill25 Jan 2023