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HANSARDClimateMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, has rightly asked us whether we see this as an emergency, and I put my hand up and say, “It absolutely is”. With this particular…02 Apr 2019HANSARDAgriculture: Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, it is estimated by Natural England that some 600 million tonnes of carbon are sunk in English peatlands, yet they are degrading. Will the Minister tell us what urgent…02 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureMy Lords, is it not the case that things work really well for developing countries when there is not high infrastructure investment? Moving straight to mobile phones was a good…27 Mar 2019HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have tabled an amendment to this Motion, and speak very much as the chair of your Lordships’ EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee. We deal with Defra issues. We…26 Mar 2019HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I absolutely endorse that: we often think of this industry as dominated by large corporates and internationals; it is not. There is a huge SME sector which is just as important in…26 Mar 2019 Bills sponsored (2)