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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that response. I regret that she is not accepting the amendment but, if we accept her assurances that the monitoring of overflows will be thorough, that…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Bethell, I am pleased to move Amendment 52 in his place. This amendment seeks to increase and improve the monitoring undertaken by…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as on the register. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, for moving the amendment and for the interesting points she makes…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for tabling these amendments, which rightly seek to tackle the issues of flooding and drainage. The Flood and Water…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for moving this important amendment, which has caused a little bit of welcome excitement in the Committee. Both…28 Oct 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]Of course we want to “mainstream” it, but I am suggesting that some of the Bill may be overreach for some of the authorities and that they may not be competent to do it. I am not…18 Oct 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. As an aside in relation to the previous Bill, as a former chair of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, I…18 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register. This is an interesting little Bill. Among the first bits of advice I had from my illustrious predecessor, the great…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEnvironment and Climate Change Committee Report: An Extraordinary Challenge: Restoring 30 per cent of our Land and Sea by 2030My Lords, in standing in for my noble friend Lord Roborough, who could not be present at the start of this debate, I must tell the Committee that the last time I clutched a…11 Sept 2024HANSARDEnvironment and Climate Change Committee Report: An Extraordinary Challenge: Restoring 30 per cent of our Land and Sea by 2030There is more than one, but one area is our Environment Act, which has given us the tools for nature recovery for the first time in our history. I invite all colleagues to look at…11 Sept 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I want to make it abundantly clear that I favour an appropriate and uniquely British monument to the Holocaust in the heart of Westminster, and a properly sized learning…04 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to see the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, in the Minister of State’s position. I have long admired his robust style and over the last few years I have often…25 Jul 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillIn view of my noble friend’s assurances that the Government will not allow willy-nilly any species to be classed as a commonly kept pet, and if he continues his work in Defra…10 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillMy Lords, I am pleased to give my full support to my noble friend’s excellent Bill, and I look forward to getting it on the statute book. I like that the word used is “abduction”…10 May 2024HANSARDHomecare Medicines Services (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to participate in this important debate, and I regret that it is tail-end Charlie today when the report deserves much greater prominence. The only credit…02 May 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a tremendous pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hunt of Bethnal Green. I deeply respect what she has said here today and the course that she has taken in…09 Feb 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [HL]My Lords, I support all the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond on disabled access, except Amendment 8. I should say that I added my name to the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateI thank my noble friend the Minister for his comments and contributions tonight. First, in 2001, the British Government proscribed an organisation called the Islamic Army of Aden,…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, and shall speak to her Amendment 105. I apologise that I was not able to participate at Second Reading due to…05 Feb 2024