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HANSARDWildfiresTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to (1) reduce the risk, and (2) mitigate the effects, of wildfires.12 Jun 2025HANSARDWildfiresMy Lords, wildfires are a natural phenomenon and an essential process in some ecosystems. Climate change is driving not only increasingly frequent periods of fire-supportive…12 Jun 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Wildfire Strategy and Action PlanMy Lords, would the Minister agree that there are three key ingredients to a wildfire: ignition, oxygen and fuel load? As most of the owners of our treasured landscape do not look…08 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, I would briefly like to support the statutory instrument before us. There have been very many good speeches and some that I disagree with, which are fighting battles…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply. I am glad she will produce the guidance, though perhaps not in the form I would have liked. Can I clarify one issue I am now…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I think it is relevant. If I rent a property in which I am allowed a dog and I have a bitch and she has puppies, I would then have perhaps 10 dogs in the house, although…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 124A in the name of my noble friend Lord Leicester. He apologises to the House for not being here. He had hoped to be here, but a long-standing…06 May 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, the present financial crisis that farmers face was an inevitability the moment we voted for Brexit—I said so at the time. It was a question only of when it was going to…30 Apr 2025HANSARDFood, Diet and Obesity Committee ReportMy Lords it was a privilege to serve on the committee. I thank our chairman, the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, Professor Martin White, our clerk Stuart Stoner and the whole team.…28 Mar 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and ConservationMy Lords, bracken is a plant that deserves admiration. It is thought to be largely unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs and it has been found on every continent except, to…13 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillAs a result of this Bill, there will be a greater percentage of the House appointed by the Prime Minister than now.03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for her reply. We have some useful additional information from her. However, I would take issue with her,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, made reference to me. I want to put it on the record, because he has said it before, that the amount of time that I spoke during the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, we might think that we know what most of the consequences of this Bill will be for the British constitution, but they are far from clear to anyone who does not take a…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillCan I just finish? My point was that this could be abused. If I recall rightly the noble Baroness said, and I agree with her, that most Prime Ministers have behaved very…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill03 Mar 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Support for FarmersMy Lords, agriculture is possibly unique in its relationship to climate change. At the same time it is a major cause, victim and source of solutions. I have often spoken about the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDGlobal WarmingMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for including climate change and nature in this debate. They are and always have been inextricably linked. I agree with the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee for missing the first bit of my noble friend’s introduction to his amendments. I take this opportunity to ask the Minister whether he could…13 Jan 2025HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, in our short debate on the 15 October, I was struck by the positivity of most of the speakers for the rural economy and the potential that it offered. In today’s debate,…19 Dec 2024