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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak particularly to Amendment 97, to which I have put my name. I am an owner of a listed building, and I have been involved with a large number of others, both…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will briefly support my noble friend Lord Cameron of Dillington’s amendment. In the 1980s, I was chairman of the development and control committee of the then Lake…04 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I have been listening quietly to the debate, and I think I am the first person to rise who has actually chaired a newspaper company, albeit a small regional company, in…22 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that talking about climate change does not really do very much about mitigating the problems we all face. What we need to see happen is…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEuropean Union Entry/Exit SystemMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that, while most of this discussion has related to the south of England, the impact of these changes is at least as significant on the other…09 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in the register—in particular, that I am a farmer and landowner in Cumbria, president of Historic Buildings and Places, and until last autumn was…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that the point of railways is moving people and freight around the country and that the railway system is not a kind of glorified train…19 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I should declare my interest as president of Historic Buildings & Places. I congratulate the Government and all those who took part in the Bill. It was a learning…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, in the event of there being a conflict, which one trumps the other?11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will briefly endorse some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord King of Bridgwater, about building costs. He has much more experience in the world of construction…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, unlike most speakers in this debate—although I think I am with the previous speaker—I come at this from the perspective of being concerned about Victoria Tower Gardens.…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I rise to support the remarks of my noble friend Lord Carlile, whose knowledge and expertise in the field of security and associated matters is way beyond mine. My…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am disappointed that, in this wide-ranging and very interesting and relevant debate, we have hardly touched on the conservation significance of Victoria Tower Gardens.…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I assume that the Minister, when he said, “seek to take that decision in accordance with the law”, will actually undertake to take the decisions in accordance with the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI think this will be a very short debate, because the right thing for me to do—bearing in mind that the last round in the planning process led to the application being quashed,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will speak in favour of Amendment 7 and in support of Amendment 6. I strongly reiterate and endorse the wise words from the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane. As he said, we…11 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmers: CompetitivenessMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. Can the Minister confirm that in New Zealand, which is probably the pioneer of subsidy-free farming, there is no inheritance…03 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-US TradeMy Lords, I refer to my declaration of interests. Does the Minister believe that British agriculture’s profitability will be increased or diminished by this arrangement?12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as entered in the register and apologise to the House for not having spoken before in Committee. I spoke at Second Reading, but the combination of…06 May 2025