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HANSARDFood, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee ReportIn concluding, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate for their excellent contributions. We have heard many well-thought- out and passionate remarks, and I am…10 Jun 2021HANSARDFood, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee ReportThat this House takes note of the report from the Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee Hungry for change: fixing the failures in food (Session 2019–21, HL Paper 85).10 Jun 2021HANSARDFood, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee ReportMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to introduce this debate on behalf of the Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment. I start by thanking all the members of…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, this Bill is both welcomed and long overdue. It could give us the basis for reversing decades of careless mistreatment of our natural environment and the opportunity to…07 Jun 2021HANSARDBiomass Electricity Subsidies: DeforestationMy Lords, I declare my interests as recorded in the register. This is a contested topic with opposing views. The devil is in the detail, and rigorous scientific analysis is…20 May 2021HANSARDForensic Science and the Criminal Justice System (S&T Committee Report)My Lords, although I was not a member of the Select Committee at the time of this inquiry, I now have the privilege of serving under the chairmanship of my noble friend Lord…26 Apr 2021HANSARDPlanning: Net Zero Emissions TargetsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that planning approval for new rail infrastructure should be contingent on the plan including a decarbonisation strategy, in line with the advice…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFood WasteMy Lords, given that the global food system accounts for as much as 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, does the Minister agree that food, farming, dietary change and tackling food…24 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for bringing forward this Motion, which I support. I will not repeat what other noble Lords have said about the…18 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportMy Lords, to get to net zero we need to encourage people to switch from cars to walking and cycling for local journeys. In this context, how does the average investment in local…16 Mar 2021HANSARDFood-related CrimeMy Lords, detecting food crime often depends on trading standards officers and public analysts. Does the Minister consider that the current number of trading standards officers…22 Feb 2021HANSARDGenetically Modified FoodMy Lords, about three-quarters of the world’s soya and nearly one-third of the world’s maize and oilseed rape is GM. Europe, including the UK, is one of the world’s largest…08 Feb 2021HANSARDBiodiversity: Dasgupta ReviewMy Lords, the Public Accounts Committee’s recent excoriating report said with regard to the Government’s record on the environment that “progress is disappointing” and that the…04 Feb 2021HANSARDTreesMy Lords, in the past half century, we have lost many trees to disease, including an estimated 20 million mature elm trees and a projected 100 million ash trees. What are the…25 Jan 2021HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, as a result of climate change, the sea level will rise and some of our coastal areas will be inundated in the coming decades. Have the Government assessed the eventual…20 Jan 2021HANSARDAirports National Policy StatementMy Lords, will the Minister tell us whether the Government accept the climate change committee’s recommendation that international aviation emissions should be formally included…18 Jan 2021HANSARDFree School Meals: Food ParcelsMy Lords, government figures show that more than 4 million children in the UK live in poverty, and many of them will be living with food insecurity. However, there are no official…14 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, the Prime Minister has told us that his Brexit deal will leave us “free to turbocharge our ambition to be a science superpower”. Along with my fellow research…08 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeMy Lords, I thank the Minister and his officials for a very helpful meeting in the autumn on this topic. Can he confirm that the original requirement for applicants to use…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCarbon-neutral Homes[ Inaudible ]—climate change risk assessment concludes that the risks from overheating in residential and public buildings as a result of climate change are a top priority for…10 Dec 2020