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HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the arrival of the tree beetle Ips typographus in spruce trees in the southeast of England on the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFarming Rules for WaterHave the Government considered using a risk-based approach to the autumn application of organic material? This would allow continued application of such organic material in the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDCadet Forces: FundingMy Lords, I speak as one who has been a member of a school CCF and a university TA regiment. I also spent a short time as a police special constable, so there are no guesses as to…22 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. I have pleasure in supporting my noble friend Lord Kinnoull on his Amendment 260A. The Government are setting ambitious…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. I rise to support my noble friend Lord Carrington and to add my name to his Amendment 178. I also echo his words of thanks to…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management SchemesI welcome the Minister to his new role. Will he confirm that the results of the ELMS trials will be available to all and, in particular, that it will be possible to compare…24 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my warmest congratulations to the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Morse, on their excellent maiden speeches and I welcome them to the House. I declare my…17 May 2021HANSARDHeat PumpsIs the Minister aware that, within the current calculations of energy performance certificates, air-source heat pumps are given a poor rating on the basis that electricity is seen…22 Mar 2021HANSARDNew Businesses: Capital Gains TaxMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. Does the Minister agree that, in order to foster the level of entrepreneurial investment we need after both Brexit and the…20 Jan 2021HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management SchemesCan the Minister please confirm that all the information gathered from the ELMS pilot tests and trials will in due course become available to the public? Can he also indicate when…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Creative IndustriesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what fiscal steps they are taking to support cultural and creative industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.26 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Creative IndustriesI thank the Minister for her reply. I congratulate the Government on the creation and deployment of the Cultural Recovery Fund, its broad geographical distribution and its…26 Oct 2020HANSARDTree PlantingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the rate of tree planting.03 Sept 2020HANSARDTree PlantingI thank the Minister for his encouraging reply. There is considerable enthusiasm across the country for this tree-planting initiative, but also some concern that the targets set…03 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I refer to my farming interests as set out in the register. There are a number of aspects of this Bill that are causing concern to the farming community and on which I…10 Jun 2020HANSARDTree Pests and DiseasesMy Lords, it is sobering to consider that not many of us alive today remember what the English countryside looked like before the ravages of Dutch elm disease. It is for those of…13 Feb 2020HANSARDReserve Forces and Cadets’ AssociationsI too am grateful to my noble friend Lord De Mauley for arranging this short debate. I always feel humble when speaking in your Lordships’ House—particularly on this occasion,…27 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall speak in the context of the passages in the gracious Speech which refer to issues of policing and mental health. In particular, I ask the Minister to consider…08 Jan 2020HANSARDRural Economy (Rural Economy Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, on his deft chairing of the committee, and I thank the other members of the committee for making it such an enjoyable…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]If the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, is successful in his Bill and the hereditary election process is terminated, so is this independence of thought, action and experience, to be…15 Mar 2019