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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I very much support the idea that the automatic right of connection should end. We really need an arrangement that puts pressure on developers to make their developments…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have four amendments in this group. Amendment 201AA is about setting standards for the quality and content of information about biodiversity gain. This is an area…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am always happy to receive a letter from my noble friend. I will address the subjects that I raise in these amendments in reverse order. I understand what he is saying…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in addition to moving Amendment 205A, I shall speak to the other amendments in the group. If one is setting out to restore nature in a bit of the countryside, it is dead…07 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her encyclopaedic reply to this long debate. In general, I am encouraged, and I did not notice any point I raised that she did not…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as editor of The Good Schools Guide and a member of City & Guilds Council. I welcome the local skills improvement plans. A strong link between…06 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Blencathra is quite right to point up food waste at home. Here in Eastbourne, we have a universal system to deal with that, and a pair of them is…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I want to address two aspects of Amendments 157 to 159. First, looking at the underlying clause, what do the Government intend to use these provisions for? Once a motor…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I would be very grateful if the Minister—in writing if not immediately—could let me know what steps the Government have taken or intend to take to enable local action in…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the idea that we should go for 20 miles per hour speed limits. The consequences of accidents at 20 miles per hour are much reduced. It makes…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I entirely share the concerns expressed with such clarity by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I am a total devotee of freedom of information; indeed, I managed to get a…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is not only producers who have to have regard to resource efficiency; it is also the Government. It is really important in devising regulations in this sort of area…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for his explanation of the reasons why he cannot go down the road that I would like him to go down. I suspect that, after I have…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, Amendment 96 in my name has nothing to do with Amendment 95 but, for the convenience of the Whips’ Office, has been grouped with it. In this legislation and many other…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, we have a time limit on the debate, but the debate has a lot of spare time in it. I apologise for taking advantage of that, but I intend to continue to do so.24 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, I have done so.24 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, I am very grateful to all those noble Lords who have been so succinct in their speeches that we have a lot of time spare in this debate. I very much hope that my noble…24 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, the time limit is on the debate; the debate must end by 7.02 pm—I have checked that with the clerks. But I do not wish to continue an argument with my noble friend.24 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillWhen the Government come to review the performance against targets, I very much hope that they will commit to undertake detailed research into the reasons why the targets have not…23 Jun 2021