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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I apologise to Extinction Rebellion for having completely forgotten its name. No doubt there will be a picket line outside my farm gate when I return to Cornwall later…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillYes, Extinction Rebellion. That was not where the emergency amendment that we debated last week came from. I will speak to Amendments 92 and 102, and I thank very much the noble…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership. Following the Sunday Telegraph article yesterday, I should declare my…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the last time I spoke at this Report stage was on Monday, when we were talking about very macro issues around the emergencies of biodiversity and climate change. Those…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI understand that this is Report and I seek clarification. The problem is that this is a broader issue, as the Minister said. I am just trying to clarify whether the Government…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in all my time in this House, this is the first time that I have got to a point where the Minister is calling for a Division on an amendment that he does not agree with.…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it has been two months since we debated the Bill in Committee over a period of three weeks, but the planet has not stood still over that time. First, the…06 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero TestMy Lords, could the Minister explain how the Government’s proposed planning Bill will help lead towards his department’s goal of net zero?22 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, first, I very much welcome the Minister to his post; I have not been in a debate or Question Time with him since his appointment. I congratulate him on his work on…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and her strong advocacy, which I very much respect. I am going to speak to Amendment 280, to…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the Minister for that good reply. I will sum up in just a second but I have a specific question. He said, and I take some encouragement from this, that he wanted to “move…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive and actually quite encouraging reply. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Whitchurch and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb,…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will sum up in just a moment but I have a question for the Minister. I am very disappointed by her reply. It seems to fly in the face of what nature recovery networks…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, as some of my amendments are associated with nature recovery network strategies, I once again declare my interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I owe the Committee an apology, as I tried to change this amendment from one group to another—the first group we did today—but then I managed to de-group it totally, so…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I welcome this group on the subject of trees. As we know from the work of the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, and the Woodland Trust, which I think she chairs,…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillNo, I apologise for speaking at the wrong time. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Boycott, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb and Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for their support on this…12 Jul 2021