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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for raising the question of exogenous DNA, which I mentioned at Second Reading, as did she. I am sorry to say…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness, but I want to make the point that when we talk about “free of risk”, we have to get things in perspective. In so-called conventional…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 31 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch; I thank her for introducing both this amendment and the other one in…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Trees in welcoming the inclusion of animals in this Bill, but I have added my name to Amendment 6, which would restrict the animals in…12 Dec 2022HANSARDBattery Strategy (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, one advantage of coming near the end of the list is that many of the things one was going to say have already been said by others, and I can summarise by saying “I…23 Nov 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I strongly support this Bill. I would like to acknowledge my colleague in my department in Oxford, Jane…21 Nov 2022HANSARDGrowth Plan 2022My Lords, the Minister will no doubt remember that the biggest crisis in living memory to hit the UK farming sector was caused by deregulation. The BSE crisis arose because the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, last year, the Government published a report on the promotion of food. I shall quote a few sentences from it: “Although promotions appear to be mechanisms to help…17 Oct 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, according to climate change risk assessment evidence produced by the Climate Change Committee every five years, up to 90% of hospital wards in this country are at risk…21 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Insecurity: EnglandMy Lords, I quote from a government report that came out in July 2021. It reported that the data show that promotions of food in supermarkets “increase consumer spending by…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIndia: Cereals Export BanMy Lords, in light of the shortages of grain we have been hearing about in the last few minutes, do Her Majesty’s Government have a view on whether domestic production of grain…19 May 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I will speak very briefly, in part to echo the points made by the noble Viscount, Lord Hanworth. I listened very carefully to what the Minister said in his introduction…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I shall speak in support of the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, to which I have added my name. I do not really need to say anything more than has…07 Mar 2022HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, one of the risks highlighted by the Climate Change Committee is the risk to buildings of overheating from extreme heat waves. In the light of that, can the Minister tell…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, on the one hand, I am strongly in favour of the government proposals in Schedule 17 to bring in further curbs on the promotion and advertising of junk food by…04 Feb 2022HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the Secretary of State, the Minister and the Bill team for the very helpful discussions that I have had with them throughout, and particularly during the last…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillLeave out from first “do” to end and insert “insist on its disagreement with the Commons in their Amendments 31A and 31B on which the Commons have insisted for their Reason 31D,…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this debate and will reiterate something that was said at earlier stages of the Bill. The amendments I have been involved in,…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillLeave out from “31” to end and insert “, do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 31A and 31B, and do propose Amendment 31C in lieu—26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Motion F1, which would amend the government Motion F. I also support Motion G1, which we will come to shortly. The issue at stake with my amendment is…26 Oct 2021