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HANSARDNational Food Strategy ReportMy noble friend has done much work in this field. The publication Tackling Obesity: Empowering Adults and Children to Live Healthier Lives takes forward a wide range of measures…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCatchment Based Approach’s Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy 2021My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Chidgey, on securing this debate, and welcome the opportunity to respond on the catchment-based approach Chalk Stream Restoration…03 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceMy Lords, I cannot comment on the specifics of this case, given that legal proceedings are under way. More broadly, however, we are disappointed at the French Government’s recent…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterMy Lords, some agricultural activities can be harmful to the water environment, which is why it is essential that farmers follow the farming rules for water and apply only the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterI am sure the noble Lord will agree that there is a problem here, with watercourses and rivers affected by a variety of different pollutants, some of them from farmland. The Code…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterI will discuss my noble friend’s suggestion with the Farming Minister. Life is quite complicated for farmers at the moment. If we start trying to map the country in terms of how…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterThe noble Baroness is perhaps referring to the amount of money the Government had said they would put into the transition scheme to assist farmers in changing their system to…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterI would. The noble Baroness makes an important point in relation to some pig farmers, but we want to make sure we are cleaning up our rivers. That means working with farmers to…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterMy noble friend is absolutely right. We should see the fact that only a very small percentage of our rivers are fully functioning ecological systems as something of a national…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterWe do have a lot of science on this. If we were to indulge in many years of further scientific investigation, it would be too late for certain rivers, which—I am using strong…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterIf I may say so, I think the noble Baroness is being unkind to the Environment Bill. It sets out many measures that will stop the current releases, which have been going on for…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceI am grateful to my noble friend. Licences for UK waters are issued on the basis of five reference years, and a French vessel has to prove that it has fished at least one day a…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceOn the vessel that has been seized, I cannot give the noble Baroness that assurance at the moment, but I can promise that we are working closely to find out some rather complex…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceThe Commission has a duty to abide by the trade and co-operation agreement and discussions are now taking place on that. I hope that all sides of the House have been disappointed…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceIt is actually for the European Union to resolve this—it is the other party. If any member state of the European Union were to try to breach the terms of the trade and…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusWe constantly ask ourselves whether we are getting this right. As things stand, the pheromone traps are very effective in identifying the range and quantity of beetles as they…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusThe noble Lord is aware that this is a very difficult area to get right. The beetle in question affects only mature spruce trees. It is very hard to use an insecticide on mature…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusI am very happy for the noble Baroness to have a detailed briefing on the measures we are taking, but we have an extensive trapping system, using pheromone traps to attract the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusWe are grateful, in turn, to my noble friend for his speedy resolution of a particular problem where he lives. He is right that this is a containment problem. We have an area that…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusMy Lords, swift action is being taken to eradicate Ips typographus on 13 sites in the south-east . Infested trees are being removed, a surveillance programme is in place and…01 Nov 2021