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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I do not read this amendment in the same way as the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, does, but I will come to that. I start with renewed thanks to the Minister for the time…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I am thoroughly in favour of Amendment 191A. I have been involved in that sort of situation a couple of times in my life. It makes an enormous difference for someone…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, has just said, particularly the thanks to the Minister for the time and consideration of civil servants and the many excellent…28 Jan 2026HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for a full and helpful reply to my amendment. I look forward to the meetings which we are in the process of arranging. I beg leave to…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillFirst, my Lords, I note with unrestrained delight from the annunciator that Parliament is being presented with the opportunity to spend another £10 million on a new door, and I…03 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I very much support Amendment 130. It is absolutely crucial that we get this system to a point where developers see EDPs as something they can live with. At the moment,…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, in the course of the planning system, we gather a great deal of high-quality biodiversity data. By and large, we then throw it away. We should not be doing this. We…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply. I shall not drop this issue but, for the moment, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I very much support by noble friend’s Amendment 96, which we will likely hear about in due course. This is really important for the harmonious development of communities…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I see I have not won the argument, so I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for writing to me on my amendment in Committee. I apologise for revisiting this question, but I really think we need to be clear about…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill27 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there is a great deal of interest in this Bill, so I shall confine myself to talking about something that is not in it but should be. The research we have done over the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have managed to eliminate Japanese knotweed successfully several times. It requires a bit of time and a bit of glyphosate.17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I would like to speak on behalf of the Cinnabar moth, a very handsome creature which is nourished on ragwort. Ragwort is an ordinary part of the downland scene. It is an…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThe prospect of spending weekends with the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, seems well worth some ragwort pulling. I also sound a note of caution in respect of the amendments tabled by…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Young, and my noble friend Lord Randall. First, turning to baseline data and coming back to earlier discussions in…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy noble friend should know better than to say “Before the Minister sits down”—really. When this project gets going and we start to see how Natural England is balancing its own…17 Sept 2025