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HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI speak in support of this group of amendments. I declare my interest that I do not have the expertise that I have listened to this afternoon, so I will just do my little bit. I…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI rise quickly to support Amendments 16, 34 and 42 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and to reiterate my point about clarity for businesses. Businesses want to plan two…24 Feb 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Sedgefield, and the noble Baroness, Lady Brown of Silvertown, for their passionate and moving maiden speeches. This Bill…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in sending my condolences to the noble Lord, Lord Khan of Burnley, and his family for their recent loss of a senior member of their family. I…29 Jan 2025HANSARDRural EconomyIt is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, and I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for his passionate work for rural communities and for…19 Dec 2024HANSARDSmall Farms and Family BusinessesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Leicester, on securing this debate at such an appropriate time, with so many farmers feeling the need to demonstrate outside this…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate today because if House of Lords reform had taken place in last 25 years, I would not have had the opportunity to be elected to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, I welcome a Budget with a notable change in direction for our nation’s finances. This Government’s ambition to improve the growth rate, productivity and public services…11 Nov 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024.My Lords, I also welcome this statutory instrument and the detail of it. A lot of my points have already been expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lord,…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRural CommunitiesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, on securing a debate in the Chamber on this important subject. I remind your Lordships of my interests as…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillFrom the start of the passage of this Bill through the House, I have been in full support of its stated aims and the improvements it will bring to animal welfare in the farming…08 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to your Lordships for your support and your constructive challenge to my amendment and to the Minister for his detailed explanation. Given my own desire as…08 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill08 May 2024HANSARDEU Imports and Exports: Food and Agricultural ProductsI thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for bringing this topic to the Chamber. I draw attention to my entry in the register, as I work for a veterinary practice.…02 May 2024HANSARDVeterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024I draw your Lordships’ attention to my entry in the register, as I work for a large independent vet group with both companion animal and production animal vets. The vets I work…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI have tabled this amendment with the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, as an opportunity to improve the Bill and future-proof it for the benefit of all…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Fookes, Lady Bakewell and Lady Hayman, for their support for my amendment and for seeing the practical side of why we should have this amendment…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, for this amendment, which I would support. Concerns have been raised in the equine world that there is fear that horses will be…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023I declare my interest as working in the veterinary field, and obviously I am keen on animal welfare. I too welcome the statutory instrument. It is a step forward for the…27 Feb 2024