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HANSARDManagement of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024I have not looked at that and I appreciate that these dates are moving, but we have to start somewhere and those dates have been chosen for the moment. The noble Baroness, Lady…20 May 2024HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. This instrument continues the important agricultural reforms we are making in England. Through these reforms, we are…20 May 2024HANSARDManagement of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024Again, I thank all those who contributed because, from my perspective, this has been a really interesting debate to listen to. I start by picking up on the issue of ash trees,…20 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingNo, I do not recognise that at all. Defra grants have helped over 30 councils across the country to tackle fly-tipping at hotspots, such as by installing CCTV and putting up…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingMy noble friend makes an extremely good point and, under the new regulations that we are just about to bring out, we are looking at exactly how those permitted to use these…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingThat is a novel idea. I am certainly happy to take it away and consider it extremely carefully.14 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillThat the Bill do now pass.14 May 2024HANSARDSea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 7 May.14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingI would be delighted to do that and undertake to do it.14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingThe Government have put in a series of plans recently to assist councils with preparing the evidence to assist with prosecutions. Fly-tipping and illegal dumping is a serious…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Fly-tipping and illegal dumping of waste blight our local communities and damage the environment. The Government have…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingThe noble Baroness raises the issue that the previous noble Lord also raised. It is extremely difficult, by the very nature of the activity, to police it 100%. In his Anti-Social…14 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillTo be honest, that was a slightly longer list of questions than I was expecting at this stage. First, I thank all those who have been so kind to support the Bill. I am acutely…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingThe noble Lord raises a series of extremely good points. By the very nature of fly-tipping, as he rightly points out, it is extremely difficult to be in the right place at the…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingThe noble Baroness is absolutely right about digital waste tracking, because it will reduce the ability of waste criminals to hide evidence of the mishandling of waste and will…14 May 2024HANSARDFly-tippingI completely agree with the noble Earl that the illegal dumping of waste at Hoads Wood is appalling, and a full criminal investigation is under way. I am unable to comment further…14 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillMy noble friend is very kind.10 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI start by putting on record my thanks to my noble friend Lord Black for supporting this important Bill. He is a great champion of animal welfare overall, and I know he has…10 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, and to all other noble Lords who have spoken so eloquently and passionately on these efforts to ensure that this Bill…08 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillMy Lords, I am not even going to try. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, and to other noble Baronesses who have spoken and continue to speak towards the efforts…08 May 2024