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HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My Lords, the Minister will be pleased that I am not going to ask a question about sewage. One of the targets in this lengthy document—which strikes me as remarkably…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPollution: Rivers and BeachesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is shameful and indeed embarrassing that a British windsurfer, Sarah Jackson, has had to leave Britain because she cannot train in…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I first declare my interest as a former chairman of King’s College London. In that position I was a layman, not an academic—we have had a number of very informed…14 Nov 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesMy Lords, although I thank the Minister for his answers and I am pleased that Ofwat appears to be becoming more active, does he share my frustration and that of many others in…14 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Companies: PollutionMy Lords, is the Minister aware of some analysis done by the Rivers Trust that shows that the monitoring of our rivers by the Environment Agency has much reduced in recent years?…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironmental TargetsMy Lords, the Minister mentioned storm overflows. I wonder if he shares my and many others’ frustration that the water companies continue to discharge dreadful quantities of…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I apologise for rising out of order—forgive me—and I also apologise for not being here yesterday, but I have read in Hansard so many moving speeches, and have heard so…10 Sept 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I must apologise for not being able to be here yesterday—10 Sept 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for yet another conversation that we have had on this subject; I am afraid she has had to listen to me quite often. I am grateful to her…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak to Amendment 42 in my name, and I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Baker, for signing it. The noble Baroness, Lady Morris, also wanted to sign the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]12 Jul 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Sewage Discharge MonitoringMy Lords, as the Minister has just said, the Government recently published a draft of what they describe as the storm overflows discharge reduction plan. That draft was published…21 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her various replies. I am not nearly as expert on these matters as the many former Education Ministers who are Members of this House…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 60A and I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for countersigning it. It is a probing amendment. As the noble Baroness, Lady…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my educational interests as detailed in the register. I am a governor of a leading independent school and was for nine years chairman of King’s College London.…23 May 2022HANSARDDirect Payment to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register, although they are not particularly relevant to the point I want to make. I do not think the Minister was…21 Mar 2022HANSARDWet Wipes: DisposalMy Lords, anyone who saw the BBC “Panorama” programme last April about river pollution will remember how much of the riverbed of the Thames was covered in a layer of plastic wet…25 Jan 2022HANSARDWater Companies: PollutionMy Lords, the Environment Agency recently announced that it did not have sufficient resource to investigate many of the discharges of sewage. Following the passing of the…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I speak to Motion C, introduced by the Minister. Members of both Houses of Parliament and the public have become increasingly aware during the passage of this Bill that…09 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendment 45B thereto—26 Oct 2021