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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 45B to government Motion J, in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann and Lady Quin, and the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for agreeing…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendments 59 and 60, in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann and Lady Quin, and the noble Lord, Lord Oates, to whom I am very grateful…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI wish to test the opinion of the House.13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I know that we are all anxious to move on. However, I must first point out quickly to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, that I certainly do not have a PR…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 259, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone. It is tragic how many of our native trees have died and are dying from imported diseases.…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate, which was interrupted, unfortunately, on Monday evening. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, I was very struck by…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise metaphorically to support Amendment 187B in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Chidgey. I think there is agreement across the House that we must legislate in this…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch. Her Amendment 161, as she said, is nearly identical to an excellent Private Member’s Bill…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group are all to Clause 78 and would place obligations directly on the water companies and others concerned with drainage and sewerage management.…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister very much for such a detailed response to this series of amendments. I must admit to some disappointment that we do not seem to have persuaded the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I wish to speak briefly to Amendment 112, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge. As other noble Lords have said, Amendment 110 has very much the same…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will briefly speak to Amendment 76 tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter, Lady Jones of Whitchurch and Lady Young of Old Scone. The whole Bill legislates on…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, this amendment in my name—and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for adding her name to it—has one simple purpose. I wish to persuade the excellent Ministers—in…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those noble Lords who have participated in this short debate. Of course, I understand the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Young, that it is not…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I had put myself down to speak in this group to support the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, little realising that I would be following the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. I also add my appreciation of the speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Salisbury. I wish to speak about Part 5…07 Jun 2021