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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for Amendment 10. I will speak to Amendment 16 in my name, which is retabled from Committee. It is a simple amendment that inserts…22 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI thank the Minister for his introduction to the Bill. I declare my interests in having a career from dairy farming, through processing and manufacturing to retailing, as well as…10 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020I thank the Minister for his introduction to the instrument. I declare my interest as a farmer in receipt of BPS payments. He gave an excellent explanation of the legislative…02 Jun 2020HANSARDOil: Changes in Global MarketsThe one constant in the oil market is increasing volatility and falling demand as the world economy has to move towards zero-carbon systems. Realising this, large oil companies…21 May 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for introducing this debate and I declare my interest as someone running a dairy farm business which includes a farmers’…14 May 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for bringing the subject of climate change to your Lordships’ House once more by emphasising the green economy as a new…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Young of Old Scone for moving Amendment 121, which allows the Committee to probe into the consultation process, the input…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for tabling Amendment 122 on producer organisations. It is right to say that…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I rise to speak to Amendment 118 in my name, which is a probing amendment and seeks to upgrade the regulations on this matter from negative to affirmative. While the Bill’s…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for her complete explanation. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall move Amendment 88 and speak to Amendment 89. These are the subject of this group. Clause 19 provides for penalties to be imposed for offences under various other…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, for tabling Amendment 93, which allows us to return to two previously debated…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for tabling Amendment 81, and rise to speak to my Amendment 82, which is on the same matter. I hope that is helpful. The…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I will speak to Amendments 85 and 87 in my name, tabled for probing purposes. Amendment 85 concerns conditions being imposed on sea fishing licences regarding matters that are not…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 61 and 71 in my name, as well as to speak in support of other amendments. I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Teverson and Lord Krebs,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, one of the puzzles in this Bill is getting to grips with the relative powers of, and interaction between, the Secretary of State, Parliament and the devolved…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]If I may detain the House for a quick moment, I thank my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch for pursuing this issue further with the Minister. I refer back to the probing done…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, for tabling Amendment 28, and to other noble Lords who have made comments in this short debate. I agree that, although the…04 Mar 2020