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HANSARDBrexit: Food, Environment, Energy and Health (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, who has covered so many of the issues, and most of the ones that I would like to touch on. I feel that the…15 Nov 2021HANSARDHereditary Peers: By-electionsMy Lords, behind the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, lies a sentiment that has much wider appeal among Members, as emphasised by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman,…10 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI congratulate the Minister on the breadth of this Bill, in spite of many misgivings on the extent of the Henry VIII powers that it contains. When the House was in Committee on…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I follow on from the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter. Both the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, and my noble friend Lord Caithness mentioned the enthusiasm of the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am very glad to join in this debate on fly-tipping, spilling over into the world of plastic disposal. I am a farmer, and the NFU has voiced its support, as the noble…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in the midst of all this great technical expertise, I would like to follow up one point that the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, touched on, which is how all this will be…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Devon, and to hear his expertise. I offer my support for Amendment 235, so ably addressed by the noble Lord, Lord Krebs,…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 257A, 257B and 257C. I thank the noble Earl, Lord Devon, for adding his name to them. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for expressing concern for the rural economy and farming, but the only question is whether, without this amendment, it is a…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the Bill is systematically revising so many aspects of the environment where former approaches have been lacking. A large slice of the area where noble Lords have been…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Curry, with his deep scientific knowledge of agriculture and soils. I declare my interests: my family runs a…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, in addressing the amendment put forward by my noble friend the Minister, the Committee has today listened to some skilful analysis of the devolution situation from the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I welcome the Bill and declare my family interest as a livestock farmer and other interests in the register. This is a massive Bill. We can see that, overall, we have…07 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, with his authority and perspective from a devolved part of the United Kingdom. The topics that…13 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s Speech—but, as we go into other constitutional questions, it may well come into play and some discussion of the purpose of this House will be essential.13 May 2021HANSARDBiodiversityMy Lords, this report is a bold assembly of experience and data in a worldwide context. The fact that we live and breathe means that we all have an interest to declare. I will…28 Apr 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I declare my family’s interest in managing an area of blanket bog in Scotland which is now in a peat restoration programme. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones,…18 Mar 2021HANSARDTigray Conflict: AxumMy Lords, I strongly endorse the comments of the two previous noble Lords. In view of the more than three months of communications blackout, along with continuing reports of the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish SectorMy Lords, we can all agree that this is a desperate time for a great many small businesses in this field. The latest figure I have seen for the size of this part of the industry…10 Feb 2021HANSARDAntique Firearms Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s introduction. I was anxious to find out what policy the Government were pursuing. I have been through the 1968 Act, which is probably…06 Jan 2021