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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I wish to make a brief intervention. In terms of infrastructure, nothing has had a more devastating effect on the countryside and nature than HS2—for no purpose at all,…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am sorry to interrupt again, and I appreciate that other amendments deal with this, but the very simple principle is that if you are buying somebody’s land, you should pay a…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillWould the noble Baroness accept that even a small number of illegal immigrants in a tiny village can have as much effect as a larger number in an urban area?04 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I had not meant to take part in this debate, but I wonder whether I am the only Member of your Lordships’ Committee who is finding it rather surreal—mainly the lack of…26 Jun 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Support for FarmersMy Lords, when I spoke in a recent debate on agriculture, I took as my text “Barley, Not Bulrushes”. I still think that is an excellent slogan: it sums up in three words the utter…23 Jan 2025HANSARDSmall Farms and Family BusinessesMy Lords, my text for today is “Barley, Not Bulrushes”. There is nothing more damaging to the fate of a nation than a Government with a huge majority taking massive decisions…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHS2: Purchased LandThis issue warrants quite a little bit of talking; it is the biggest one and everybody in the country thinks it is nonsense. Here is my question for the Minister: can he please do…23 Oct 2024HANSARDHS2: Purchased LandMy Lords, on 31 January 2017 I put an amendment down in this House to the HS2 Bill which, if passed, would have stopped it there and then and saved us all an awful lot of trouble.…23 Oct 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Lockdown Costs and BenefitsMy Lords, given the acceptance now of the damage that can be inflicted by the Covid booster vaccinations causing heart problems, what steps are the Government taking to establish…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPollution in Rivers and Regulation of Private Water CompaniesWill my noble friend give way?29 Feb 2024HANSARDFarming: Net ZeroMy Lords, farmers up and down the land, along with a lot of other people, will be breathing a sigh of relief because, apparently, later on today we are going to look again at the…20 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Change PoliciesMy Lords—20 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Change PoliciesMy Lords—20 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2My Lords, the Minister knows very well my views on this worthless, scandalous, vanity project—which I think most of the country now share. In January 2017, I put to this House the…19 Sept 2023HANSARDLong CovidWill the noble Lord give way, please? Does he agree there is a growing concern about the serious side-effects that the booster vaccinations can have? Does he agree with me that…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI am listening to the noble Lord’s speech with great interest. I understand that there are thousands and thousands of acres of factory roofs in this country. Would it not be a…19 Oct 2022HANSARDHS2: Speed RestrictionsMy Lords, what has this ridiculous project cost to date? Is its construction continuing on time and on budget? Have they yet found a way of getting in and out of Euston station?13 Jul 2022HANSARDVaccinationsMy Lords, there is wide- spread and growing concern that vaccinations against Covid-19 may be having a damaging effect on our natural immunity, leading to an increase in diseases…15 Jun 2022HANSARDTree Health in EnglandMy Lords, like us all, I have a great love of trees and have been involved with them one way or another all my working life. I attended a meeting at the Forestry Commission’s…09 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I want to talk about what must, alongside defence, be the most important concern of any Government: feeding the people. There used to be a great department of state…16 May 2022