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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I, too, apologise but I wanted to say that I regard this amendment as not just important but essential. These woodlands and trees, whether they be ancient or veteran,…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, if my noble friend is not prepared to give the very simple assurance that at Third Reading he will have some form of declaration, he is being politically most unwise.…06 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, whatever history’s verdict on the wisdom, conduct or shambolic conclusion of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, it is hard to overstate the consequences of the victory of…18 Aug 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, we have rightly heard much about the importance of protecting ancient woodland in Britain for global reasons. Is it not as important, and perhaps more urgent, to halt…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister recollect that, in the state of Oregon in the United States, where the returnable container schemes were pioneered many years ago, the…05 Jul 2021 Bills sponsored (5)