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HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsI again declare my farming interests as set out in the register. We have strict biosecurity rules in place to limit the spread of avian influenza, including for the catching up…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI cannot give the noble Baroness an accurate assessment of what impact tree disease has had, or indeed Storm Arwen in Northumberland, which saw probably millions of trees blown…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI might have to write to the right reverend Prelate on that. As we look as implementing the recommendations of the L andscape s R eview , and through the biodiversity duty that we…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI entirely agree with the noble Earl about the value that our protected landscapes bring to our policies, not only on climate mitigation but on reversing the tragic decline in…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsSome work has been done with Natural England and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation to try to assess the impact. For the vast majority of cases, the birds…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsThe noble Lord is dexterous and ingenious at trying to wangle the previous Question into this one. Lots of those kinds of activities take place in England, and an enormous…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsWe constantly monitor that, and we understand that people will want to make decisions about the release of game birds later in the summer. We want to ensure that we are providing…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsGiven the absolute assurance that we will follow the science, and that it will be evidence-led and neither anecdotal nor the sort of knee-jerk reactions of people coming from both…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsMy noble friend is right to raise this point. My department will make decisions on the basis of evidence. We will not be swayed by those who say we should allow activities like…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsI can absolutely assure the noble Baroness that this is happening. As she says, this is a global issue, and there are many forums in which we deal with it. The World Organisation…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsWhat is happening to shore birds is a tragedy. There is a slightly different strain affecting shore birds and poultry—and pheasants I class with the latter. It is a tragedy that…18 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementMy noble friend makes a very good point. We are concerned here with transposing the five key principles that underpinned all environmental law when we were in the European Union…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementI am very aware, as all noble Lords are, of the large numbers of shellfish in particular that have resulted. It is not entirely certain, but the noble Baroness makes a clear…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementI have not read the article that the noble Baroness refers to, but I will, and I will discuss it with ministerial colleagues. We will incorporate the principles into the guidance…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementI think the noble Baroness is referring to a recommendation by the Environmental Audit Committee. I understand the urgency, but three months is too short. I do not think that much…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementIt is the firm policy of this Government that trade deals should not conflict with our standards on environmental protection and animal welfare.09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementThe noble Lord made the point I was trying to make, in a converse way, rather better than I did. I hope that we will continue to work together on these policies.09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementIt is considerably fewer than that. I am hot from a meeting where we were just discussing this, and we think there is a lot we can do. Some of them are complete no-brainers, such…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementI certainly can. I have just come back from Montreal where the British team, of four Ministers and 35 civil servants, were successful in leading on measures and getting 192…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementMy Lords, we hope to agree the final policy statement across government in the coming weeks and publish it early this year. This has taken longer than initially expected but it is…09 Jan 2023