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HANSARDFarm SubsidiesMy Lords, as I have said, we will be testing and trialling the environmental land management scheme that is to come in in 2024. We will also bring forward a countryside…30 Oct 2019HANSARDFarm SubsidiesMy Lords, that is clearly for the Treasury and whoever is in the new Government, so at this stage I cannot say that to the noble and learned Lord. It will be for whichever…30 Oct 2019HANSARDFarm SubsidiesWe think that there is a great future for British livestock farming. We will support the work of hill farmers, because of the enhancement to the environment in beautiful areas…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingMy Lords, I am as keen for action as my noble friend is and have asked similar questions myself. However, waste managers and local authorities will need time to install the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingI absolutely agree with the noble Baroness that we need to make progress on this issue. We have been stalling on recycling and need to do much better. But think of the materials…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingThe noble Lord refers to the really important work that needs to proceed: research into how we move from a wasteful economy to a circular one. I absolutely endorse that we need to…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingAgain, here, industry has a number of pressure points. One is the packaging tax—a new tax on plastic packaging—which will take effect from April 2022 and will apply to plastic…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingWe sometimes need to be careful about unintended consequences, which is why we have considered biodegradable and bio-based plastics. Some 13.5 billion plastic bottles are used in…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastics RecyclingMy Lords, it is a question of education and awareness. How do we discourage the one in five people in our great country who actually admit that they drop litter? I understand the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document: 2nd Report from the Secondary…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords for their rightly penetrating questions. I stress that the purpose of this instrument is overwhelmingly to ensure that we have the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Yes, I can. My purpose in reading out, “This brings together the texts of EU legislation and details of the UK corrections”, is precisely this: I think that we discussed it at…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The interventions by the noble Lord and my noble friend have inspired me to say a little more. Currently, we have two Royal Navy Batch One offshore patrol vessels assigned to…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have no doubt that that will be the case with all your Lordships—noble friends and noble Lords—and rightly so. Clearly, if we do not have sustainable fisheries in the end, we…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the regulations amend earlier EU exit regulations relating to plant health, to update the Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and ensure that recent EU-derived…23 Oct 2019HANSARDPlant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 July be approved.23 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23, 24 and 25 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 16 October.23 Oct 2019HANSARDPlant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, it may answer some of the general points that the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, raised if I start by saying that protecting biosecurity is of supreme importance, not…23 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure and privilege to conclude today’s debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. First, I declare my farming interests, as set out in the register. I am…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI will cover the Environment Bill in more detail, but it is important, in signifying the bona fides of the Government, that today the Prime Minister announced that he will chair a…17 Oct 2019