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HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 33B to which the Commons have disagreed, and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 33C and 33D in lieu.09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am so sorry—I have just transferred that brilliant joke to another party. It may have been a brilliant joke but there was some truth in it—many a truth is told in jest, as…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIf the monitoring is done in the manner in which this legislation requires, that data will become immediately available, but it is for the regulators—indeed, the Government—to…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its disagreement with the Commons in their Amendments 75A and 75B on which the Commons have insisted for their Reason 75D, and do not insist on…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank your Lordships for your contributions to this debate. This is a landmark Environment Bill, the benefits of which will undoubtedly be felt by future generations both in the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, this is a momentous month for the environment. We are hosting the world at COP 26, the world’s best chance to reach agreement on the action needed to avert catastrophic…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its disagreement with the Commons in their Amendments 31A and 31B on which the Commons have insisted for their Reason 31D, and do not insist on…09 Nov 2021HANSARDArrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterMy Lords, the UK strongly condemns the arrest of civilian members of Sudan’s transitional Government by the military yesterday. We are also deeply concerned by reports of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterThe noble Lord makes an important point. It is clear, as everyone would agree, that the actions of the military are unacceptable. We are reassessing our commitment to restart a…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 67 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 67A, 67B, 67C, 67D and 67E in lieu.26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 85, do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 85A, 85B and 85C in lieu and do propose Amendment 85D as an amendment to Commons…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 94, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 94A.26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 95, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 95A.26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 1, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 1A.26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillWith the leave of the House, I will also speak to Motions B, B1, C, C1, D and D1. This historic legislation is now not only within sight; it is within reach. I thank Members for…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I begin by particularly thanking the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for his comments and his probably slightly reluctant…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI apologise; I thought I had answered. I will certainly reply on any questions that I have not answered—I commit to that. I am afraid I cannot do so now as I am not sure which…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy noble friend is right that I did not answer that question. I apologise—it was not deliberate. The reality is that I cannot tell him when the metrics will be ready, because I do…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 3, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 3A.26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI hear my noble friend’s arguments, but without the baseline, we do not know when we can deliver. However, we have a date, which is the 2030 biodiversity target, and if we do not…26 Oct 2021