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HANSARDPeatland RestorationMy Lords, the United Kingdom peatlands hold over 3 billion tonnes of carbon. I welcome the Government’s commitment to continue funding the Conservative Government’s innovative £50…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 344 on tackling the growing danger posed by food delivery couriers. There are moments in public policy when the evidence becomes so…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am sorry for holding the House back this late at night. The Minister says that there is nothing to stop the CPS prosecuting for animal cruelty if it is prosecuting a case of sex…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Minister says that the accused could be charged. Charged and prosecuted by whom?02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we should at least be grateful that we are dealing with this matter well after the dinner break. I support my noble friend’s amendment. I also support government…02 Mar 2026HANSARDRare Cancers BillMy Lords, I spoke to this excellent little Bill at Second Reading and said that I wanted to table an amendment to put the Royal Marsden hospital front and centre in new subsection…27 Feb 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, we all agree with the Chief Whip, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, that everything in this House should be treated with kindness, courtesy and…27 Feb 2026HANSARDNew Housing: Flood RiskMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. The framework may suggest that, but reliable figures from the insurer Aviva reveal a trend of more and more new homes being…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)I do not seek to delay matters at this time on a Thursday night, but the Minister did say that China was our third-largest trading partner. I wanted to be sure, for the record, so…26 Feb 2026HANSARDTransnational Repression in the UK (JCHR Report)My Lords, it was a delight to listen to the noble Lord, and a pleasure to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, give his maiden speech. Some of us may have been sceptical about…26 Feb 2026HANSARDNew Housing: Flood RiskTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the risks arising from new housing being built in areas of medium or high flood risk.26 Feb 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, unlike the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, I rise to support my noble friends’ amendments in group 1, not to defend tobacco, but to defend common sense, public safety and the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDChanging Weather Patterns and FloodsFor the first time ever in this House, I think, I find myself in complete agreement with the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick. Agricultural land covers 70% of the UK’s…12 Feb 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, the animal welfare strategy seeks to regulate British farming even further and suggests unilateral action on the use of pig crates and hen cages. Can we have a cast-iron…12 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 110A, which seeks to insert into Clause 3 a requirement that, where a person is ordinarily resident in a registered care home or nursing…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am another Peer who sat here for many hours last Friday, desperately keen to speak to this group of amendments. Towards the end, at nearly 5.30 pm, I heard the…06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, once again, this has been a good little debate, with more noble Lords participating than I expected. The whole Committee admires the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for the…06 Feb 2026HANSARDConstruction Industry: TimberMy Lords, this country imports 73% of the timber we need for construction, despite having one of the best climates in the world for growing softwoods. Natural England and the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDConstruction Industry: TimberTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the use of timber in the construction industry as a low-carbon building material.05 Feb 2026