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HANSARDUkraine War: UK Food SecurityThere is a measure in the Agriculture Act that requires the Government every three years to produce a report on our self-sufficiency, which we did at the end of last year. It has…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine War: UK Food SecurityI do not have time to go through the long list of the many measures we are taking to support families at this time. For example, we are providing £35 million to support schools in…26 Apr 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Fookes for her hard work in guiding this Bill through the House. I congratulate her on progressing the Bill to this stage with such…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine War: UK Food SecurityI am sure that the noble Baroness will welcome the fact that there is a significant shift towards regenerative farming, which will address precisely that issue. In emergency…26 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1 and 2. Amendment 1 would require any recommendations produced by the animal sentience…07 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I am very grateful to noble Lords for their somewhat premature congratulations. I am waiting for a call on that particular matter—which is not a matter of state. I thank noble…07 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]Not yet.07 Apr 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1 and 207 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityIn the existing price review there is a considerable uplift in investment in water infrastructure. Going forward, through the strategic policy statement and other measures we are…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityOne of the measures that we seek to take through the five-year AMP process is to get water companies to look 25 years ahead at their water demands. There is a need for new…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityI thank the noble Lord for his question; he makes an interesting point. Looking at the architecture of our arm’s-length bodies, you perhaps would not have started from here. If we…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityMy Lords, this Government have made it clear that improving water quality is a priority. We have taken significant steps to deliver this, including introducing new duties for…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityMy noble friend is absolutely right. Like any development, it has its opponents locally, and who can do anything but feel sorry for those whose lives are disrupted by it? However,…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityMy Lords, we are about to embark on the largest investment in water infrastructure that any Government have ever overseen. This is at a cost, but we can delay the impact of that…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityWe are asking water companies to make all kinds of provision that will address the points the noble Lord has raised. Storm waters have flooded into our rivers for hundreds of…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityThe noble Lord will be pleased, therefore, with the fine of £100 million or thereabouts that Southern Water has recently received, which was paid back to customers in exactly the…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilityThe noble Lord will no doubt be pleased by the recent statutory policy statement by Ofwat. It is through the regulator that we ensure that companies perform well, that we do not…04 Apr 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Duties and AccountabilitySome years ago, when I was the Minister with responsibility for water and brought in changes to the competition rules, I had exactly that discussion. My colleagues in Defra have…04 Apr 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillI will take that.25 Mar 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillMy Lords, I echo the thanks around the House to my noble friend Lady Fookes for her sponsorship of this important Bill, and for the powerful manner in which she made her case. I…25 Mar 2022