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HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Meacher for bringing forward this Bill, which I strongly support. Like other noble Lords, I have received dozens and dozens of letters and…22 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewMy Lords, a five year-old boy in Blackpool can expect to live for 53.3 years in good health, compared with 71.9 years for a boy born in Richmond—a truly shocking gap of 18.6…19 Oct 2021HANSARDNutrition for Growth SummitMy Lords, are the Government prepared to show global leadership by tackling the massive problem of malnutrition in this country, in particular by bringing forward a food Bill in…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the Minister and the Defra officials, who have engaged with me and many other noble Lords very constructively during the passage of this Bill through your Lordships’…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate and the Minister for his response. I want to make just three points. The first is that, listening carefully to…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the amendment is in my name together with those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter, Lady Jones of Whitchurch and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. The amendment…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in moving my Amendment 84A, I will also speak to support Amendments 85 and 87 in this group in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, to which I have…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I also thank the Minister for his response. With regard to Amendment 84A, in brief, I accept the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the Minister for allowing me to interject briefly. He makes the point that restoring and maintaining natural systems is a long-term process. I would agree with that, but…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and I have put my name to Amendment 20. I will be very brief, because I had a real moment of joy and…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, Amendment 24 in this group is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am sorry; I would like to make a few comments about Amendment 24. I thought the agreement was to Amendments 22 and 23.08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI apologise for my earlier interjection, out of order. I thank the Minister for his response to my amendment and Amendment 30, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Jones of Whitchurch. I…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in supporting the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I draw attention to a particular feature that has been mentioned but perhaps could be made more explicit.…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the Minister very much for allowing me to intervene briefly. I want to wind back a few moments in his response to this debate, in which he said, as I heard it, that we…06 Sept 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationMy Lords, how many gigawatts per annum of battery production will be required to supply the UK automotive industry by 2030, when all new cars will be battery powered, and how does…19 Jul 2021