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HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I welcome the Prime Minister’s radical new climate change commitments announced yesterday, which will set the UK on course to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035. For…21 Apr 2021HANSARDGender-balanced Parliament and Male PrimogenitureMy Lords, I declare my interest as a hereditary Peer. My noble friend the Minister said that this requires careful consideration and is a complex matter: that is everyday meat for…20 Apr 2021HANSARDPlanning: Net Zero Emissions TargetsMy Lords, following the question from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, will the Minister be more specific with local authorities? They are much keener to allow a new building to…19 Apr 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge on introducing this very important piece of legislation. It is a two-clause Bill, but a worthy one. I hope that…16 Apr 2021HANSARDDomestic AnimalsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is actually up to the owners of animals to behave better towards them, which would be the best way to go forward, and that those who do…15 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, my father was privileged to be the factor at Balmoral from 1955 to 1965, and that was where I spent my happy childhood. My memories of His Royal Highness are therefore…12 Apr 2021HANSARDHeat PumpsMy Lords, is my noble friend rural-proofing the new strategy? He will be aware that a lot of houses in rural areas are off the mains gas grid and will need alternatives because…22 Mar 2021HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a reflection of the strange times in which we live that there is not a single person on the Labour, Liberal or Cross Benches actually in the Chamber. It is the…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, about where she wants to get to, but I think that her regret Motion is like driving down the wrong side of a motorway. The…18 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the advice he mentioned in his reply to the original Question needs to pass the “three Cs” test and be clear, concise and consistent?…16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, the Chancellor will long be remembered for his clever and sympathetic handling of the terrible pandemic that we have been through. As my noble friend Lord Bates just…12 Mar 2021HANSARDFishing Sector and Coastal CommunitiesMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on expanding the seafood support scheme, but that scheme ran out on 31 January. Will it be extended into next month? May I also follow up…25 Feb 2021HANSARDFood-related CrimeMy Lords, the better the NFCU does, the more cases will be reported to it. Could my noble friend tell me what the budget for the NFCU will be over the next three years? Could he…22 Feb 2021HANSARDProcedure and PrivilegesMy Lords, I thank the Senior Deputy Speaker for his introduction to the debate. I had hoped that he might lift the lid a little more on the arguments going on in the Procedure…22 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsMy Lords, it is frustrating that the EU is behaving in the way it is on so many issues. Would be it possible to get the class B waters up to class A, as in Scotland? Is it…09 Feb 2021HANSARDGenetically Modified FoodMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that, in making assessments of health and environmental risks, which have a huge impact on conservation, biodiversity and land management, the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDBrexit: FarmersI have been unmuted now. I was not unmuted, which is why I could not be heard. May I complete my question?02 Feb 2021HANSARDBrexit: FarmersThank you very much. At what exchange rate are the payments being made, and does the 10% cut in the CAP budget mean that our farmers are going to get a 10% cut?02 Feb 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, before I comment on the amendment, I join the growing list of people who are very concerned about the procedures of the House. In the last week, we received a letter…02 Feb 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree with me that the efficacy and reputation of the House are determined more by its behaviour and conduct than by its size? Given how the House…28 Jan 2021