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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, a few years ago I had the great pleasure of serving on the Energy and Environment Sub-Committee of the European Union Committee, under the very able chairmanship of the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak in support of my noble friend’s amendment, and apologise for not being here on Monday as I was overseas and unable to join the debate. However, I read the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for giving me a chance to ask—04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, as the Minister so clearly set out in his introduction, sustainability is at the heart of this Bill. The Defra briefing Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations…11 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that many new houses are being built in flood-risk areas. Between 2001 and 2014, 250,000 new homes were built in such areas and currently the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDBovine TuberculosisTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by Professor Sir Charles Godfray A Strategy for Achieving Bovine Tuberculosis Free Status for England…29 Jan 2020HANSARDBovine TuberculosisI thank the Minister for his response. He will be aware that the Godfray report emphasised the importance of cattle-to-cattle transmission; and probably aware of the progress made…29 Jan 2020HANSARDTrade Policy: Environmental AspectsMy Lords, it was reported in the papers two or three weeks ago that the European Union is considering a proposal to impose tariffs or restrictions on trade with countries that do…23 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in my brief contribution I will speak about climate change and the environment. I declare two interests, as a member of the advisory board of the Energy & Climate…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillOne is very interested to hear about this massive detail. I may be mistaken but I read in the paper that, when the Prime Minister met Chancellor Merkel a few weeks ago, it was…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNational School Breakfast ProgrammeMy Lords, according to the Food Foundation, there are 3.7 million children in this country living in households where a healthy diet is unaffordable. Does the Minister agree that…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillOn the matter of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, he said on “The Andrew Marr Show” on Sunday morning that there would be no shortages of fresh food, but the British…05 Sept 2019HANSARDAsh DiebackMy Lords, as the Minister has already acknowledged, ash dieback is part of the wider biosecurity problem in this country. Can he remind the House what additional measures the…25 Jun 2019HANSARDAsh DiebackMy Lords—25 Jun 2019HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMy Lords, as the Minister will be aware, the two main concerns raised by the Environmental Audit Committee and the EFRA Select Committee in the other place—as well as the EU…22 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Plant and Animal BiosecurityMy Lords, I declare my interests as recorded in the register and thank the chairman of our committee, the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for his excellent leadership as well as his…15 May 2019HANSARDAir PollutionMy Lords, where I live in the centre of Oxford there is a considerable number of houseboats moored along Oxford Canal, which burn diesel or solid fuel as a form of heating. Could…08 Apr 2019HANSARDAgriculture: Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, no doubt the Minister will be aware that the Climate Change Committee, in its 2018 annual report to Parliament, noted that there had been no reduction in greenhouse gas…02 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: The Erasmus and Horizon Programmes (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking my noble friend Lord Jay of Ewelme and his Select Committee for an excellent report on such a key topic. I will focus on funding for…01 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexit: The Erasmus and Horizon Programmes (European Union Committee Report)I thank the Minister and am sorry to interrupt at this late hour. One of the questions that I ended with was about European Research Council grants being for blue-skies research.…01 Apr 2019