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HANSARDIsrael and GazaI am mindful that the noble Baroness’s friend in the other place has family in the Holy Family church in Gaza. We are very keen to make sure that we are supporting both getting…19 Dec 2023HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions today. I will try to respond to all the points raised. I welcome that there seems to be unanimity of understanding that we…13 Dec 2023HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I declare my farming interest as set out in the register. This instrument is part of our agricultural transition in England away from the common agricultural policy…13 Dec 2023HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 November be approved. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…13 Dec 2023HANSARDPlant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 October be approved. Relevant document: 1st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…11 Dec 2023HANSARDCyber Democratic InfluenceOur response to this attack is quite clear. The Russian ambassador was called in to the Foreign Office, and we have sanctioned two individuals who worked for this organisation.…11 Dec 2023HANSARDCyber Democratic InfluenceThe noble Baroness was a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee with me. She was very much part of this debate for many years and has great expertise. She is right.…11 Dec 2023HANSARDCyber Democratic InfluenceMy Lords, I thank both noble Lords for the unified front we are all showing against this appalling attack, recognising that this is just part of a world of increasing insecurity…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPlant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 Relevant document: 1st Report from the Secondary Legislation…06 Dec 2023HANSARDPlant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations were laid before this House on 26 October. This instrument amends the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDPlant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023I thank both the noble Baronesses for their interest in this issue and their support for this measure. As I described earlier, the amendments in the Plant Health etc.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDEnglish Flood DefencesThe right reverend Prelate is correct. Farmers can enter into some agri-environment schemes, which, as we know, are now targeted on public goods. One of those is protecting the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDEnglish Flood DefencesThis is going to come as a shock to my noble friend but I am not going to agree with her first point. If we say that we will not build on flood plains, that means no new houses in…30 Nov 2023HANSARDEnglish Flood DefencesWe constantly look over the horizon to make sure that we factor in important phenomena such as climate change and the extreme weather events we are seeing. The National Audit…30 Nov 2023HANSARDEnglish Flood DefencesMy Lords, the Government are working closely with the Environment Agency and other relevant authorities to ensure that flood defences impacted by recent flooding are repaired.…30 Nov 2023HANSARDChild Labour and Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRCThis is a massive issue, and I thank the noble and gallant Lord for raising it. The integrated review refresh looked at this. We must make sure that our economy can get what it…30 Nov 2023HANSARDChild Labour and Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRCThe UK’s Partnership Against Child Exploitation programme, which ended in September, was a consortium of six partners that worked to combat the worst forms of child labour in the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDEnglish Flood DefencesAs the noble Baroness says, we have put record amounts into flood protection through the Environment Agency—£5.2 billion from 2021-27, which is a doubling of the investment.…30 Nov 2023HANSARDChild Labour and Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRCI can absolutely reassure the noble Lord. We regularly raise the conflict in eastern DRC with the Governments of DRC, Rwanda and elsewhere in the region. We judge doing this…30 Nov 2023HANSARDChild Labour and Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRCI am grateful to my noble friend. He will understand that my relative newness in this role means that my learning curve is steep. I will do some research and discuss it with him…30 Nov 2023