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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken today with such clarity, conviction and genuine concern for the future of our environment. All their speeches were…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, and the Committee for jumping ahead of him in speaking to my noble friend’s amendment. I had not clocked that he was due to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 185, tabled by my noble friend Lady Coffey. Only about half a dozen noble Lords in the Committee at the moment have previously served as Members of…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, on Amendment 185F, tabled by her and supported by my noble friend Lord Roborough. I do not need to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDFree-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I begin by saying how delighted I am—indeed, the whole Committee will be delighted—that the noble Baroness is still in her place as a Defra Minister. We have continuity…10 Sept 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate our chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for an excellent summary of our report and the flaws that we found in the court interpretation…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, as a former Chief Whip, I am pleased to follow the convention of congratulating my noble friend Lord Hart on his maiden speech. He has demonstrated his long experience…05 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, in view of the importance placed on controlling rabies in the Bill, I need to tell the House about a campaign run by me and my noble friend Lord Deben when we were…05 Sept 2025HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionMy Lords, first, I congratulate Sir Jon Cunliffe and his team on this thoroughly detailed review of the water industry. There are many of his 88 recommendations we support,…23 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my support for this concept is not new. Indeed, this was one of my recommendations to the noble Lord, Lord Burns, for his report. If Prime Ministers had created fewer…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I signed the amendment from the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and I rise briefly to support him. The House may recall that in Committee I presented three options for the…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, despite the late hour, I make no apologies for returning to the subject of implementing any conclusions reached by the new House of Lords Select Committee in considering…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI hope I made it clear in my speech that the House would consider the options. The House would then come up with a firm vote on what they may be, and not give the Government a…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, in view of the hour and the mood of the House, I intend to be brief. I merely say to the noble Lord, Lord Newby, who said we should pass our own rules where we could,…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillYes, it is one way to guarantee that it happens, but if this House can bring about some of the rules we want through our own Standing Orders, so be it. The legislative power is…09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOf course, my noble friend is right. I was not suggesting that we would wish to amend the statutory instrument. My amendment seeks to say that when this House votes on proposals…09 Jul 2025HANSARDForest Risk CommoditiesMy Lords, the last Government announced on 12 December 2023 that they planned to introduce these regulations. I appreciate that the general election has intervened, but Labour has…08 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI was not suggesting a long-winded series of amendments. I merely suggested a short SI to implement whatever the Lords recommend. If a Select Committee is going to recommend…02 Jul 2025