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HANSARDAgriculture: Dairy PricesMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. Dairy farmers are crucial in ensuring that food supplies remain resilient in this difficult period. While…28 Apr 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Dairy PricesI would very much like to. I apologise to noble Lords. I have been on to PICT for an hour now and therefore on the telephone.28 Apr 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Dairy PricesLord Speaker, would you like me to give the right reverend Prelate his Answer?28 Apr 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Dairy PricesCan noble Lords hear me?28 Apr 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, the Government provided a very substantial settlement for operations and management, including vegetation management, to Network Rail for England and Wales. Last year,…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, my noble friend is very understanding that sometimes psyllids do not work as well as we would like. I am pleased to have this opportunity to say there is continuing…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedBoth my noble friend Lady Sharples and the noble Lord are tenacious in seeking to deal with this very difficult plant.12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, Japanese knotweed is a tenacious species which is currently difficult to control on a large scale. Biocontrol agents have shown the potential to reduce the invasive…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, we accepted the recommendation in the Science and Technology Committee report to commission a study of international approaches in the context of property sales, and we…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedThe noble Baroness has hit upon something concerning nature and many of the plants around the world. This is why we need to look after our planet—because many of these plants will…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, the UK experts participated in the European Food Safety Authority’s recent assessment of glyphosate and supported its conclusions. The Government therefore agree with…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedI certainly shall. As I said to the noble Baroness, obviously, we want to use nature- based solutions to many of the diseases and problems that humans, and indeed animals, have. I…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedIf it is my privilege to answer this Question again, I look forward to that. With research, we are always impatient and want the results now. I can promise your Lordships that…12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedIt is my privilege to occasionally see my noble friend, and she is always extremely encouraging. As for shooting admirals, I am not sure—shooting Ministers, perhaps, but certainly…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his amendment. We fully support the move towards greater transparency within the fishing industry, including producer organisations.…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]Yes; as I said, it is in the Bill. Paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 3 provides for the relevant national authority—the Secretary of State in England’s case—to make regulations…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his amendment. It is Government policy to set charges in order to recover, where possible and appropriate, the costs of services…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]The point is that I can foresee that there would be scientific analysis of the majority of them. It is not as if science is over there; science will provide the solutions and the…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lady, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, for Amendment 113, and to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for Amendments 114 and 116, which were…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]That reminds me of a point that my noble friend Lady McIntosh raised. We have had a discussion about the requirements—not only REM but all the ways in which we need to work. We…11 Mar 2020