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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a challenge to follow a contribution as knowledgeable as that which we have just heard from the noble Lord, Lord Inglewood. I declare my interests as set out in…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank everybody who has participated in this debate. There have been some very informative contributions from all noble Lords. I may not agree with all of them, and I must say,…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer, as set out in the register. As a farmer, I think it would be more appropriate, in many ways, to discuss ways of stopping the rain…07 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer, as set out in the register. My remarks on the Bill are as a farmer, particularly as a livestock farmer. I support Amendment 10 in the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I add my support to Amendment 134 proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. She has put the case for a variable rate dependent on container size most…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. I also declare my interest as someone who is involved in a major beekeeping operation. As has been pointed…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I thoroughly support the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, and the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. As a carrot—forgive the pun—to win farmers’ support for this agreement, the Government have indicated…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a daunting task to follow the splendid oratory of not only the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, but the noble Lords, Lord Redesdale, Lord Cormack and Lord Inglewood. I…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I would like to speak in favour of Amendment 10 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Randall and Lord Taylor. The effect of light pollution is intrinsically part of the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my farming and land-owning interests as set out in the register. I welcome this ambitious Bill and congratulate all those who have done their best to encompass…07 Jun 2021HANSARDPesticidesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Farmers are well aware of the dangers of the incorrect use of pesticides. Training, equipment testing, stewardship…25 May 2021HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management SchemesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Please can the Minister—whom I congratulate on his appointment—tell us what steps will be taken to protect good…24 May 2021HANSARDRent Arrears: Covid-19My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interests as set out in the register.20 May 2021HANSARDRent Arrears: Covid-19To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further financial support they are considering to help private sector residential tenants clear rent arrears accrued since the introduction of…20 May 2021HANSARDRent Arrears: Covid-19I thank the Minister for his response, but the recent housing resilience survey suggested that the proportion of private renters in arrears increased from 3% in 2019 to 9% in…20 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. I, too, enormously look forward to hearing the maiden speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Morse.…17 May 2021HANSARDBiodiversityMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. This report educates the debate on economic growth, the environment and climate change. Remedial measures are being…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I welcome this statutory instrument and the delay until 31 May, but, like others, I would like an assurance from the…19 Apr 2021