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HANSARDFisheries: EU Landing Obligation (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great privilege to sit on the committee and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. As a member of the committee which produced the two reports, I express my…23 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I try to follow all the arguments that are put forward about devolution and where it all stands. The puzzle to me is that the logic of the people supporting this…21 Jan 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Future LocationMy Lords, does my noble friend recollect that we are now at the 20th anniversary of the time when this Chamber was debating whether the House of Lords might have to move? A…20 Jan 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 and Civil SocietyMy Lords, what has the response of the Scottish Government been to this initiative?15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, to follow on from that speech, I have to say, much to my surprise, that I regard myself as being accused of being thoroughly responsible for the Bill. It has been…13 Jan 2020HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have a couple of questions for the Minister, whom I thank for the extensive explanation of this fairly long bit of modification to an existing statutory instrument. As…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I welcome this measure by the Government, because we all find plant health extremely important in this country. As somebody with some small woodlands and gardens, I am…23 Oct 2019HANSARDRural Economy (Rural Economy Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to be asked to follow my noble kinsman, as I am conscious of the amount of time that he has dedicated to the subject of the rural economy. Today,…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare an interest as a farmer. As somebody who has lived a long time in the farming industry and who was a spokesman for the sheep industry, I am glad that the two…07 Oct 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: FrigatesMy Lords, I would like to back up the noble Lord, Lord West, in his question on how effective our present fleet can be. As noble Lords will have seen, the frigate now in action in…11 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare my interests as an honorary associate of the British Veterinary Association and as someone who has been breeding animals—and every now and again a dog. I take…25 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: Plant and Animal BiosecurityMy Lords, I have considered it a privilege to serve on the Energy and Environment Sub-Committee as it has dealt with these matters. I offer my congratulations to our chairman on…15 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I also express gratitude to those who worked out the business to allow us time to consider the Bill before it goes into Committee. My interest stems from the fact that I…08 Apr 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for all her efforts in answering the questions which I have raised from time to time. What she has said has been much more reassuring. It sounds…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillCan the noble Baroness reassure me on a question that I raised at Second Reading? Does the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen’s bodyguard in Scotland, qualify for the Crown’s…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, has raised the question of pointed articles possibly being used by troubled people to cause injury. I should like further confirmation…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons Bill04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I rise to move this amendment and speak to others standing in my name—namely, Amendments 80, 83, 84 and 85. For those of us who have not had the good fortune to spend…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillBefore my noble friend the Minister sits down, can she give us any examples of how the current legislation allowing for religious reasons has worked out? Have there been cases…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I have a series of amendments later on to do with the delivery of bladed articles to residential premises. One of the matters that will always arise is that the…26 Feb 2019