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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the Minister has spent just three minutes on this crucial part of the Bill. I will not try to respond now; I will take advice on what he said, but we will no doubt come…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 105, 106, 107 and 108 in this group. Indeed, I raised the issue of Clauses 37(7) and 37(8) at Second Reading and made it clear that I, as a…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I put my name down to speak on this group expressly to support Amendment 103—because, given our earlier debates on the office for environmental…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIn moving Amendment 108A, I will speak also to the other amendments in this group, all originally tabled in the name of my noble friend Lord Wills, who regrets that he is unable…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome the Minister’s openness and transparency about his conduct. I also support what he said about the attacks on Dr Whitty. If there are no arrests before the end of the…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I agree on the importance of this part of the Bill. Indeed, it is the only part of the Bill that I dealt with at Second Reading, on governance issues. The noble Lord,…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, briefly, the Minister would be well advised to pay attention to what the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, said. The Northern Ireland situation is not a…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, very briefly, the Bill does not require the Secretary of State to pay. Subsection (1) requires him to pay what he thinks is reasonable, which is not altered by this. I…28 Jun 2021HANSARDSocial Care and the Role of CarersMy Lords, we know what the problem is. We have just heard that the Lords Economic Affairs Committee spelled it out in detail in July 2019, and the House debated it in May this…24 Jun 2021HANSARDFolic AcidI very politely remind the Minister—and it is on the record—that the three devolved Governments were in favour of this policy before the English Government were, so there cannot…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have set myself the target for Committee not to make the mistakes of other Committee stages by making mini Second Reading speeches before I get to the amendment. So I…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Taylor. I put my name on this group only because I want to support Amendment 10. I will not repeat a lot of what the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, we have just heard from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, with whom I agree in every respect on this subject, that legislation should be precise and intelligible. That is…21 Jun 2021HANSARDChildren: Care HomesMy Lords, can the Minister say a little more about the decision for the new system not to proceed with formal police liaison with local authorities for out-of-area care? There are…21 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: ChildrenMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on her brilliant introduction. It was devastatingly analytical and, at the same time, incredibly positive. All was not well before…17 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree very much with a lot of what the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, has just said. But I shall be listening to the Minister respond—I hope—to the questions from the…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAt a personal level, I feel very sorry for the Minister. He must realise that there are considerable doubts across both Houses about the Prime Minister’s sincerity and…15 Jun 2021HANSARDLibel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public FundsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to public funds of people based outside the United Kingdom using UK courts to mount libel and defamation cases against…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLibel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public FundsIs the Minister aware that five Russian billionaires are involved in a strategic lawsuit in London against the journalist Catherine Belton as a result of her book, Putin’s People…14 Jun 2021