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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I will just comment on Amendment 19 and, I hope, give some assurance. Many noble Lords have commented on the concerns that medical research will be impacted by this Bill, and the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]I will speak to Amendments 2 and 11, both in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, although I support one and oppose the other. Amendment 2 would merge the Animal Welfare…06 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, imagine if next week the Government announced an immediate cut in the budget for Covid vaccines by 60% with no consultation, no warning and no attempt to mitigate the…01 Jul 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a significant Bill, which, in general, I support. It can have good consequences but it could also have unintended consequences. I declare my interest as co-chair…16 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that the Covid cases reported daily in the media are not clinical cases? They are not sick people but positive results of the PCR test. Given…15 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, since this is my first contribution to this Committee stage, I thank the Minister for his personal letter to me after Second Reading addressing my concerns about the…14 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I very much welcome the Bill. I welcome the introduction of an office for environmental protection; the efforts to tackle waste and simplify recycling; to tackle…07 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ribeiro, and my remarks will chime closely with his. I speak as a veterinary surgeon and my remarks will apply to the…25 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I want to address the cuts in official development assistance and to concentrate on their effects on health research and health interventions for and in lower and…19 May 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy Lords, I very much welcome the Bill, which brings UK sentencing in line with current law in Scotland and Northern Ireland and other comparable countries, better reflects the…16 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic AnimalsMy Lords, disease and ill health are a major cause of poor welfare in both companion animals and livestock. I congratulate Her Majesty’s Government on recognising this with…15 Apr 2021HANSARDComprehensive Economic Partnership (EUC Report)My Lords, I am sure that all of us welcome this trade agreement—the first post-Brexit trade agreement—and may many successful agreements follow. However, it is being scrutinised…26 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I shall speak in support of Amendment 18B in the name of my noble friend Lord Curry. The issue of maintaining animal welfare and environmental standards is of huge…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Great Barrington DeclarationMy Lords, an exit from the pandemic will be achieved only when an appropriate level of population immunity is achieved, either by natural infection or vaccination. Given that the…13 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 101 in the name of my noble friend Lord Curry of Kirkharle. The Government are well aware of the great concerns shared by farmers, the veterinary…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendment 275, proposed by my noble friend Lord Cameron of Dillington. Under strict regulatory processes, and after consultation—I…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will speak particularly to Amendment 271 but I broadly support most of the amendments in this group, which are all about maintaining standards. There has been quite a…28 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, for this important amendment, Amendment 220, and for her continuing commitment to animal welfare. I realise that the Government…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to have added my name to and support Amendment 258, tabled by and introduced so superbly by the noble Baroness, Lady Mallalieu. I draw attention to my…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to speak to this amendment in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Mallalieu, Lady Jones of Whitchurch and Lady Bakewell of Hardington…16 Jul 2020