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HANSARDHong KongMy Lords, I have lived and worked in Hong Kong and have been a frequent visitor to China since the early 1980s. This debate comes at a time when tensions in Hong Kong are…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food StandardsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that food imports after Brexit meet the same animal welfare, environmental and food safety standards as those required of food…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food StandardsMy Lords, I also declare my interests as a farmer, as in the register, and thank the Minister for his reply. The Government have consistently said that they will not allow our…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSoil HealthMy Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer, as set out in the register. As the Minister knows, soil is in private ownership unless the land is publicly owned. Accordingly, the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will not repeat the tributes made to Kew or restate the value it has given to this country. However, I warmly endorse the purpose and content of this short Bill,…07 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food Prices and Availability (EUC Report)My Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer, as set out in the register. I had hoped to speak after my noble friend Lord Devon so that I could already have bathed in his wisdom,…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSaudi ArabiaMy Lords, I declare an interest. For many years I have sat on the board of a foreign-owned company in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, I am well aware of the problems of doing business in…24 Apr 2019HANSARDHistoric Rights of WayMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for introducing this debate. I declare my interests as set forth in the register as both a farmer and a landowner. I am a…02 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: Farming TariffsMy Lords, I confirm my interests as a farmer. I am worried about what has been said in terms of certainties and uncertainties. There should be one certainty for farmers—that the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDSafety of Medicines and Medical DevicesMy Lords, in 1797 my four times great grandfather, the banker Robert Smith, was introduced to the House of Lords on the recommendation of William Pitt—that is, Pitt the Younger—to…28 Feb 2019