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HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI offer many thanks to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. Protecting trees and woodlands is a priority of the Government, and I hope my response will reassure…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank noble Lords for their short contributions to the debate, and I hope that they welcome these technical changes. I beg them to accept these amendments, so that they can…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am grateful for the efforts of my noble friend Lord Blencathra and other members of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. My Bill team and I were greatly…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillWhat did I say?13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. The Government are committed to promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a circular economy. Before I start…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am so sorry—Westminster, Wellington. I meant the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington. My apologies; it has been a long session. With respect to the noble Duke, it is not right to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. Beginning with Amendment 11, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Brown of Cambridge, the Bill’s robust statutory…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI agree with the noble Lord; building resilience into our natural environment—into the natural systems on which, ultimately, we depend—is clearly a priority, and I think that is…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am pleased table Amendments 34, 44 and 45, which will support the swifter and more effective implementation and operation of extended producer responsibility measures.…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI can confirm to the noble Lord that we will do everything we can to ensure a simple, understandable and clear system. I cannot tell him whether there will be a single system but…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I begin with Amendment 125, proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. We are very much aware of the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThe goal is to ensure that businesses understand their obligations under existing law and to avoid the problem of misleading labels around environmental performance. If the…08 Sept 2021