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HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenMy Lords, I will give the House another example of where we are spending money. The UK spent £2.4 billion on international climate finance from 2016 to 2020 for adaptation,…28 Nov 2023HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenMy Lords, throughout 2023 and 2024 the FCDO will explore how to integrate climate-related drivers into conflict and instability risk assessments at global and country levels. This…28 Nov 2023HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenMy noble friend makes an incredibly important point. It is often those most vulnerable in societies who are also at most risk of vulnerability to conflict and climate change. Some…28 Nov 2023HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. His Majesty’s Government are committed to protecting children affected by conflict and climate change in fragile…28 Nov 2023HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenThe noble Baroness makes a very important point: supporting children affected by conflict and climate change, including their education, is absolutely fundamental to their…28 Nov 2023HANSARDConflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for ChildrenMy Lords, I can confirm that the Foreign Secretary went to one of the kibbutzim that suffered the atrocities and that the UK Government are concerned about the disproportionate…28 Nov 2023HANSARDFluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 24 October.26 Oct 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, I declare my farming and land management interests, as set out in the register. This Government are committed to reducing the amount of food we waste. Measuring food…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, nobody wants to see good food go to waste. It harms our environment and is bad for business. The UK is an international leader on tackling food waste; we are committed…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right, in that redistribution is a vital part of reducing food waste. Since 2015, overall levels of redistribution have increased…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, I have to disagree with my noble friend and the leading question posed by the noble Baroness earlier. We believe that the best way for companies to reduce food waste is…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, I think I said in my opening Answer that it would cost an estimated £26,000 on average for a large company to start measuring food waste.21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, I quite agree with my noble friend. This is all part of rethinking how we buy and use food. It is incumbent on all of us to buy what we need and use what we buy. This…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, I think the noble Baroness stated the answer in her question. It makes good business sense for businesses to reduce their food waste and their costs, as that it is…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, I sense we are going over the same ground a bit here, and I can only reiterate what I have said already. It makes good sense for businesses to reduce their food waste.…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteLevying sounds like something for the Treasury to think about.21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteI take the noble Baroness’s point. As I said in my declaration of interests, I come from a farming background, so I think it is essential for farmers, many of whom are, in effect,…21 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Food WasteMy Lords, this is an ongoing public information campaign. Advertisements are placed in supermarkets, online and on social media. We are not in the business of mandating or telling…21 Sept 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillMy Lords, as noble Lords will be aware, the Northern Ireland Civil Service continues to face a number of challenges in the absence of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHorseracing and Bloodstock IndustriesMy Lords, I declare my interests as having had the pleasure of attending this year’s Royal Ascot, and my uncle spent a great many years working in the training yards in Newmarket…14 Sept 2023