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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I think we can count that as the best joke of the Environment Bill Committee so far, so I thank the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, for that. I had not intended to speak on…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership, I am a trustee of the Green Purposes Company that holds the green share in…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI put my name to Amendment 8, and it is perhaps worth reminding ourselves what that says given the debate that we have just had. It says “public access to and enjoyment of the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken favourably on Amendment 6 about the maritime side, particularly my Green Party colleagues who have added their names to it.…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I welcome the fact that in this Bill the Government are committed to targets on biodiversity and the areas that the Bill covers, including waste. There are only four…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill21 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsMy Lords, we very much welcome the G7 meeting here in Cornwall, where I speak at the moment, and we thank those who came for the good weather. Like the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts,…17 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill: Royal AssentMy Lords, Clause 24 of the Bill allows the Secretary of State to give guidance to the office for environmental protection that it must take into consideration when exercising its…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership. Here we are, nearly two years after Theresa Villiers introduced the…07 Jun 2021HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation StrategyMy Lords, new houses being built today are not required to have electric charging points for vehicles. Why not?19 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership. I am also a director of Aldustria, of Wessex Investors and its associate…17 May 2021HANSARDBiodiversityMy Lords, as usual, I declare my interest in this area as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership. In terms of some of the related climate finance, I…28 Apr 2021HANSARDBiodiversity EmergencyMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership. One thing that I cannot take any credit for is the fact that this debate has…22 Apr 2021HANSARDBiodiversity EmergencyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to declare a biodiversity emergency.22 Apr 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsThat the Grand Committee takes note of the case for the integration of policy-making in (1) national, and (2) local, government to achieve net zero carbon emissions in the United…21 Apr 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I thank everybody for their excellent contributions. We did not manage to stretch the debate out to five hours—perhaps thankfully—but we have had some really excellent…21 Apr 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I declare my interests as a director of Aldustria Ltd, a trustee of the Green Purposes Company that holds the green share in the Green Investment Bank, and an honorary…21 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in Aldustria Ltd. Surely to use an extremely expensive form of energy such as nuclear power to produce another form of energy such as…19 Apr 2021HANSARDUnited Nations Biodiversity ConferenceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what preparations they are making for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) to be held in Kunming, China, in October.13 Apr 2021HANSARDUnited Nations Biodiversity ConferenceMy Lords, I particularly welcome the Minister’s comments about oceans and maritime issues. It is really important that COP 15 is successful—we need it to be. Will it be attended…13 Apr 2021