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HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingMy Lords, further to the comments from my noble friend Lord Roborough, Natural England is confused as to its role. Is it regulator, adviser, operator, competitor or pricer? There…21 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I associate myself with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, on Amendment 7. It is important that rural social housing stands apart from the…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I strongly support the shared ownership review proposed by my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham and supported by the noble Baronesses, Lady Watkins and Lady Thornhill,…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am disappointed that a Bill that purports to protect the supply of new homes fails to consider the texture of protecting certain types of adapted homes. We are an…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]I do not deny that we talk about it neighbour to neighbour, but the example I gave showed that in order to give effect to the desirable outcome I think we both seek, we had to…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, the hour is late, and I have said I will not press this to a vote, but I am sincere in my desire to protect homes for the most vulnerable in society, to protect dignity…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Order! We cannot hear the noble Lord.20 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 18 on ticketing before alighting briefly on Amendment 31 on trading. Previously I have highlighted the iniquity of not being able to trade a…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 46, which seeks to ensure that the organisers of the big events can be assured of an adequate supply of flexible labour and human capital…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I am reminded by the Deputy Speaker on the Bench to the left of me that I have 15 minutes, although I do not intend to take that amount. So there are no guarantees—not in this…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]And you were right.15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I regret to say that the VAR review has said that we may need to go to extra time on this. This is a serious matter which gets to the heart of how serious we are about…15 Jul 2026HANSARDTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillMy Lords, my contribution is in two parts. Briefly, it is about time that the mileage rates went up to 55p. It reflects the obvious truth that the cost of getting about has become…14 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Road Map and Profitability ReviewMy Lords, the Government have made their long-term choice for our farmers, and it is to align with the EU. I accept that the Minister cannot talk about the detail of the SPS, but…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFarming Road Map and Profitability ReviewMy Lords, the arithmetic of the sustainable farming incentive proposals for later this year is that the £240 million, divided by the typical claim from last year, means that only…01 Jul 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026My Lords, I will focus on the unintended consequences that flow from the 16 words in the order that place an arbitrary cap on our nation’s economic potential. There are hard…23 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, the premise behind this Bill is that we need to help the organisers of the really big events put on a really good show and ensure that the country itself sweeps away…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to my Amendment 56 in the group. The Bill unashamedly tries to snare and capture the large global events that can make a national impact in our…22 Jun 2026