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HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, this has been an interesting discussion so far. Both noble Baronesses talked about farmers in general, as if all farmers are struggling. That is not the case. A number…28 Mar 2023HANSARDFood Price InflationMy Lords, I thank the Government for their generous support, but what further measures beyond the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill are they planning to help science…23 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly. This has been an interesting hour and a half, but the Government have brought it on themselves by not telling us what regulations will be in…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, that is exactly the point I have been trying to make: it is how we manage the land that is important. We can improve biodiversity in this country and we can produce the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Pollution PenaltiesMy Lords, can my noble friend tell me whether the increased incidence of storm overflows is due to new developments being put through existing, poor systems, increased monitoring,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, during the passage of the then Environment Bill, my noble friend’s predecessor as Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, promised the House that…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords—01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, can I challenge the noble Baroness on what she said? While it was very interesting, she focused entirely on outdoor pollution from PM. There is a much greater problem of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsMy Lords, would my noble friend confirm that, when decisions are taken, they will be made on the best scientific evidence and not emotion or by those who shout the loudest? Has he…18 Jan 2023HANSARDFarmers and Landowners: Tax ConsequencesMy Lords, I urge my noble friend to look urgently at this problem, which is very serious for farmers and landowners, who cannot make a decision with any certainty, given that the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, when genetic technology is mentioned, many of us still get alarmed because we associate it with GMOs and remember our press in an unedifying moral panic using dramatic…21 Nov 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityMy Lords, could my noble friend assure us that, when he is helping to increase the productivity of farming in all its spheres, it will be done with the best science available, so…24 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, truly yesterday even the heavens cried, or, as they would say at Balmoral, they greeted. I mention Balmoral because that is where I was lucky enough to be brought up for…09 Sept 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Biodiversity: Food SecurityMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for securing this debate and the amazing tour de force of her speech. Food security is a huge area, but she covered most of it…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNegotiating Objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with IndiaMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, and her committee for producing the report we are discussing and for their hard work in assessing the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage Disposal in Rivers and Coastal WatersMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for procuring this debate. I totally agree with him that the discharge of sewage into our rivers is a disgrace in the 21st…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, on that point—05 Jul 2022HANSARDTree Health in EnglandMy Lords, I think we are all extremely grateful to the noble and right reverend Lord for introducing this important debate. It is not just the loss of diseased trees that we need…09 Jun 2022HANSARDZoonoses Research CentreMy Lords, could my noble friend say a little bit more about the “global network” in the Question?24 May 2022HANSARDPesticides: ThiamethoxamMy Lords, my noble friend is absolutely right. The key thing is getting the balance between risk and benefit right. Can he confirm that this will be taken on sound scientific…20 Jan 2022