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HANSARDEnvironment BillI apologise for not addressing that. Yes, I am very happy to meet. We will be in touch after the debate.23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI rise to move government Amendment 22, and to speak to the government amendments in my name grouped with it. These amendments will require the Secretary of State to set a new,…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillOn the second point, yes, when it comes to the individual steps that would be taken by the Government to achieve those targets, they will be fully costed. That applies across the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillOf course, there are interventions which are taking us in the wrong direction and could be stopped. That is my point about subsidies. It is a classic example: we spend billions of…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the noble Viscount for his question. I certainly do not pretend to be an expert on this, but my understanding is that the use of motorised vehicles is already regulated…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI could not agree more. There is of course an element of personal responsibility; it is not always down to the Government, but the noble Baroness is absolutely right. That is the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI can reassure my noble friend that it does not require the Government to have a change of heart, as we fully support access to nature for all the reasons which have been…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the noble Lord for half of his question. He got to the point of echoing some of the concerns which were raised by previous speakers. Because we did not get to the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions and agree that the Covid pandemic has underlined the important role of nature in our health and well-being in so many different ways.…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the noble Baroness for her question. On the first point about the cost assessments in relation to light pollution, I do not know whether that data exists. If it does, I…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions, and I would like to clarify that the Bill gives us the power to set legally-binding long-term targets on any aspect of the natural…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am not sure it is necessary to add the definition to the Bill itself, but I will certainly consider my noble friend’s comment carefully as we move through the Bill’s various…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank my noble friend Lord Blencathra for his amendments. It is a pleasure to follow the thoughtful speech on them by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. Like my noble friend, we…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, for tabling Amendment 4. I note the support that it has received from a number of noble Lords, including my noble friends Lady…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank my noble friend Lord Lindsay for beginning this Committee. I note the support for his amendment from my noble friends Lord Cormack, Lord Caithness and Lady McIntosh, the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDFishing IndustryMy Lords, British fishing vessels will of course have greatly improved access to British waters. In addition to the emergency funding that I mentioned in response to the previous…16 Jun 2021