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HANSARDWater White PaperMy Lords, one of the areas that the White Paper does not even mention is the voluntary sector, particularly citizen science, which has been fundamental in calling water companies…26 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, the treaty came into operation on Saturday, so this is a very appropriate day. My only sadness on this excellent occasion is that, as I said on Report, I believe that…19 Jan 2026HANSARDOffshore WindMy Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, and his expertise to the Front Bench. He is certainly a very effective parliamentarian, even if I do not agree very much…19 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, one of the core characteristics of the Bill is, obviously, a treaty that is about actions beyond national jurisdictions. In fact, we should celebrate it even more,…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, the greatest delight is that the noble Lord and the noble Baroness actually agreed with each other; that seemed highly unusual, having sat through the previous debate. I…12 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine and Wider Operational UpdateMy Lords, let us be quite clear that Mr Putin does not want a ceasefire under any circumstances—it is not going to happen. Without wanting to sound trite, I pay tribute to the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, we on these Benches support the intent of the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. I hope the Minister will have a useful reply to it. On plastics and the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for going through those technicalities. These Benches welcome the effectiveness of devolution for this sort of implementation legislation, as I am…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDGreenlandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the objectives of the administration of the United States in relation to the status of Greenland.08 Jan 2026HANSARDGreenlandMy Lords, I agree with the Minister’s comments. However, does she agree that an annexation of Greenland by the United States—the President of the United States has given a…08 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaMy Lords, we primarily think about Russian aggression in Ukraine, quite rightly, but if we think of north Africa, despite the death of the Wagner Group, the so-called Russian…07 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillAs this is Committee, I very much welcome the amendment around the Chinese. It is not just the Chinese, as the noble Lord will know, since a lot of east Asian states have a real…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 8, 9 and 15. Amendments 8 and 9 would do a similar thing to my noble friend Lady Miller’s amendment, in that they would add to the licence…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I was feeling quite confident that we would wholly outnumber the government Benches, but then I saw all the people at the back and thought maybe not. We will get good…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for responding. I understand why the Minister and the Government do not want this fairly simple Bill to become a Christmas tree of legislation; most…16 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillWith pleasure, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.16 Dec 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am not going to disappoint the noble Earl, Lord Devon: I will speak about Cornwall, but I will also mention our brothers and sisters in Devon at a certain point. I…08 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, to the Government; I used to work closely with him in opposition. I guarantee to him that if we can continue the co-operation…02 Dec 2025