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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I speak on the environment—one of the themes of today’s debate—and, in particular, the urgent need to improve the quality of water in our river systems. The gracious…17 May 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, it is a great privilege to be able to speak in this debate, to pay tribute to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. This country, and the whole Commonwealth, are…12 Apr 2021HANSARDOperation MidlandMy Lords, I should first refer to the fact that I was a personal friend of the late Lord Brittan for 40 years; indeed, my father was a friend of the late Lord Bramall. I have the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I declare my relevant interests, as detailed in the register. Like other noble Lords, my overwhelming sensation on hearing the Prime Minister’s announcement was of…30 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUMy Lords, I declare my European and agricultural interests as detailed in the register. I am sure all Members of this House wish the Government well in their negotiations at this…14 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, as before, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. I have been most interested by the exchange this evening and, as other noble Lords have done,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. I support the new amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Curry, which has just been presented to us…20 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate, but I notice that only a handful of noble Lords appear to support the Bill as presently drafted. I want to put on record that…19 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my agricultural interests as in the register. I wish to speak to Amendment 80 in this group, tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Dundee. It seems to me that any…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. I am speaking to two amendments in my name, both of which received support from across the House in…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, as before, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. During the many days of this Committee a considerable number of thoughtful and constructive…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. Many amendments have been tabled to Clause 1 about the activities to which the Secretary of State can…09 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I had intended to withdraw to speed up proceedings, but now that I have been called I will simply say that I support the principle behind Amendment 44. It is in my…09 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I rise to comment briefly on and support three amendments. I should declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. The first is Amendment 37, in the name…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. It is because of my agricultural interests that I know how much anxiety there currently is in the…10 Jun 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, as always, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. This debate is extraordinarily timely because the Agriculture Bill passed the other place…14 May 2020HANSARDGarden CentresMy Lords, I declare, as always, my rural interests as detailed in the register. The question of garden centres is clearly important, and I agree with so many opinions already…29 Apr 2020HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, as always, I declare my European interests as detailed in the register. I did not speak in the debate earlier this week, as the details of the new withdrawal agreement…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I declare, as always, my European interests as detailed in the register. This is the first opportunity I have had to speak in this Chamber since I resigned the…02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Appointment of Joint CommitteeMy Lords, as always I declare my European interests as detailed in the register. We have had some very good speeches from this side of the House, but I am afraid that I have…03 Jul 2019