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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I put my name to these amendments entirely to speak to Amendments 290 and 291 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Lytton—but, as they have not been moved, proposed or…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, as this is my first intervention in Committee, and for the purposes of all the stages of the Bill, I declare my interests as a retired farmer and landowner, chair of an…21 Jun 2021HANSARDFishing IndustryMy Lords, what plans does Defra have to introduce restrictions on the fishing carried out in all our marine protected areas, with particular reference to those types of fishing…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer/landowner and as chair of UKCEH research. This Bill is a once-in-a-generation chance to set a course for a better quality of life for…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBiodiversity EmergencyMy Lords, I declare interests as a retired farmer, a landowner and chair of the UKCEH. We do have a crisis. We have made a total Horlicks of this issue over recent years. It will…22 Apr 2021HANSARDHeat PumpsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that if all our demand for heat as a nation goes electric, at peak heat requirement we will need five times the current peak electricity generating…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the UKCEH and a lowland farmer. No one is trying to burn peat. Fire prevention in peat is, in fact, an objective of a cool burn. On a…18 Mar 2021HANSARDRural Landlords and Land Letting: ReformMy Lords, I declare an interest as a farmer, landlord and past tenant farmer. In haste—if we want our agricultural productivity to compete with other nations’, we need fresh blood…21 Jan 2021HANSARDBiodiversity: Impact of NeonicotinoidsMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, whose scientists proved to Syngenta and the world that neonicotinoids did indeed reduce the…14 Jan 2021HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I would like to echo the regret that others have expressed that we have allowed ourselves to walk into this unnecessary nightmare. EU REACH started in 2007, and it took…08 Dec 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, this group of amendments seems to put all the controversial fishing amendments—as opposed to the controversial Crown dependency amendment—into one group. I ask noble…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBurning of Peat MoorlandsDoes the Minister think it wise to allow heather to grow tall and become an unbroken fire hazard in dry summers? Summer hill fires can burn for months and destroy millions of…14 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this short debate, albeit that it has taken place over two days—three, if you add in yesterday. I also thank the Minister for…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, first, for the purposes of all of Report, I declare my interests as a farmer and landowner, as chair of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and chair of the advisory…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, Amendment 43 is a very harmless amendment, which merely gives Defra powers to introduce schemes to boost the rural economy. It does not force anyone, including Defra, to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I call this group of amendments “Mind the Gap”, as I did in Committee—although I note that others have called it “The Valley of Death”. The Minister has shown some…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, in introducing this amendment I declare an interest as chair of the advisory board of the Government’s Global Food Security programme. On this board we look at all UK…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, particularly my fellow sponsors of the amendment. I also thank the Minister for his very full reply, which I…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill28 Jul 2020