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HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsI do not accept that there has been a delay, with respect to the noble Baroness. We are tapering out the basic payment scheme—which is understood right across this House as being…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsIt is absolutely vital that we have a strong tenanted farm sector in this country. It gives a plurality of land occupancy that encourages new entrants—that is, people who cannot…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsFirst, what we are trying to do is bad news for land agents, because we have created a system that is simple; it takes somewhere between 20 and 40 minutes to enter the schemes…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsThis year we have rolled out our arable and horticultural soil standard, our improved grassland and moorland standards and the annual health and welfare review for animals. Next…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsCountryside Stewardship is already an established agri-environmental scheme. Many farmers are used to it. Roughly half the farmers in England are in some type of scheme, either…05 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsWe are helping farmers with the latter point. First, the noble Baroness’s figure was not right; the number of farmers in the scheme is roughly double what she said. Secondly, we…05 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Animals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022.05 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am grateful to noble Lords for their interest in these instruments and their contributions. As ever, I will try to respond to all the points raised. My noble friend Lady…05 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid in draft before this house on 20 October 2022. The time that we have does not permit me to cover in detail all the amendments that these…05 Dec 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I express my thanks to all those who have contributed to the passage of the Bill, both today and since First Reading in the House back in May. I must express my…02 Dec 2022HANSARDAir Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 and 27 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 24 November.29 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveIt is indeed. We are constantly looking at the whole landscape of how we deliver government through our agencies. Maybe there is room for changing certain parts of what we do in…24 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveThis comes down to the thorny issue of nutrient neutrality. The problem that we have in this country is that most of our houses have mixed clean water and dirty water going into…24 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveYes.24 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveWithin the constraints of the fact that this is a devolved issue, we are certainly doing that in England. I hope that I have got across to noble Lords, in responses on 7…24 Nov 2022HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move that these regulations, which were laid before this House on 19 October, be considered. The instrument makes necessary technical corrections to the…24 Nov 2022HANSARDAir Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Air Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022.24 Nov 2022HANSARDAir Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, this instrument designates National Highways as a relevant public authority under Part 4 of the Environment Act 1995 as amended by the Environment Act 2021. The effect…24 Nov 2022HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022.24 Nov 2022HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. The regulations we have debated here today make no change to our existing policy to tackle the restriction and…24 Nov 2022