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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, who explained the purpose of his amendment so clearly. I can be brief on Motion 1B, because I…12 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI congratulate the Government on tabling Amendments 18C and 18D in response to the earlier Lords amendment from my noble friend Lord Curry. It is very welcome that the Government…09 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful response in summing up. I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this short debate. I will be brief; I want to make a small number…20 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillAt end insert “but do propose Amendment 9B in lieu—20 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly in support of Amendment 17B in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch. She referred to the government response to the Climate…20 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this debate and for two very helpful meetings that we have had during the past few days. I also thank the Defra officials…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBurning of Peat MoorlandsMy Lords, blanket bog, to which the Minister has referred on a number of occasions, is of course a great method of storing water and holding it back so that it does not go down…14 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and to support Amendments 89ZA and 93, both of which I have signed. Noble Lords have received repeated…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this amendment has been most ably introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch. I want to briefly re-emphasise the reasons why I strongly support it. As…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and his officials for spending time yesterday in discussion with all four of us who have signed this cross-party amendment. Amendment 58 seeks to…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and the Minister for his careful and considered response. Overall, there has been very strong support for the amendment,…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and to support this amendment. She set out the issues clearly, so I will be brief. In Committee,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak in support of Amendment 270 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, which I have also signed. I also support other…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Cameron of Dillington, who has so beautifully set out the basis for this amendment. I am sorry that, on this occasion, I…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 173, so excellently introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch. Many of my comments will echo hers. As an aside, it is perhaps…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as recorded in the register. I shall speak to Amendment 57 in this group. What I will say follows on very much from the last few words of the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDCommittee on Climate Change: Progress ReportMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. Yesterday, the Met Office published a new study that concludes that, under some scenarios, temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius…01 Jul 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, it is getting late, so I will try to be as brief as possible. I start by thanking the Minister and his officials for extensive discussion of this matter and my Oxford…24 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this short debate on a key concept in fisheries management, and for the support for my amendment from across the House. I also…24 Jun 2020