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HANSARDPesticides: 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 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on his success in persuading the Government to change the rather difficult attitude they had in Committee towards his…17 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, support what my noble friend Lord Herbert said. I underline a point made by my noble friend Lord Mancroft. This sets a parliamentary precedent in the appointment…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSmuggling: Kittens and PuppiesMy Lords, what more is my noble friend going to do to encourage high-quality breeding of dogs and cats so that hereditary diseases such as hip dysplasia are not passed on?07 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 47. This is the last amendment to be debated and I call it the lifebelt amendment. Since 4 pm—with a couple of breaks in between, but nearly…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 28 standing in my name. This is a similar amendment to the one I moved in Committee and it asks that any recommendation from the animal sentience…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part, particularly to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for coming in on biodiversity—I am glad he was in his place for this…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have two amendments in this group but, before I turn to them, I congratulate my noble friend on his announcement last week with regard to soil. It was a significant…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened with care to what has been said and find the arguments convincing. However, I am slightly concerned about the proposition put forward by the noble Earl,…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister not only for his reply but for the backbone that he has shown throughout the proceedings today. He has done a marvellous job at…06 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]Before my noble friend sits down, although he says he does not want the committee’s work to be peer-reviewed, does he still abide by what he said in Hansard on 25 May when he was…06 Dec 2021HANSARDBrexit: Food, Environment, Energy and Health (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and his committee for their excellent report. As he rightly said, some of it is out of date, but the basic questions are very…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, that was a hugely disappointing reply. What is the difficulty for Defra and the Home Office in accepting this amendment? It does not impinge on the slow, laborious work…03 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the amendment moved by the right reverend Prelate. It might surprise your Lordships to know some of the numbers. I am grateful to the Suffolk Constabulary for…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillBefore the Minister sits down, he has not answered the points raised by my noble friend Lord Deben. Notwithstanding the evidence that the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and I have…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to support the amendment on soil from the noble Baroness who has just spoken. This is a crucial issue. But first I want to ask my noble friend the Minister a…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, first, I thank my noble friend for Motion M and what he has done on conservation covenants. I was a great supporter of the noble Earl, Lord Devon, because, having been a…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have put my name to this amendment. I have supported the noble Baroness in her cause of a land-use framework for England for many years. Indeed, if I remember rightly,…15 Sept 2021