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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is this weekend—Shanah Tovah. The seven-year period cited in Amendment 33 is not accidental. We all know of the seven fat and seven…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, thank you for a fascinating and very conscious debate on this important topic. I heard what was said by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and I do not prefer her…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, this is the Agriculture Bill. As I have said before, it is not the environmental land management Bill—although listening to today’s debates and reading Clause 1, it…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am pleased to have put my name to Amendment 14, and particularly to emphasise the importance of cross-compliance GAEC regulations on the preservation and management of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support many of the worthy aims of this group of amendments, but my focus is on Amendment 22 in my name, which once more focuses on the clarity and implications of the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Greaves. I agree with much of what he said about public access and the health and well-being benefits thereof. I will…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am no trade export but, as a Californian IP litigator, a Devon farmer and father to an American family, I want to understand what a US-UK trade deal might look like…08 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I am not a medicines or medical devices expert, but I have enjoyed this debate and have benefited hugely from the breadth and depth of your Lordships’ expertise. I am an…02 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI remind noble Lords of my Devon farming interests and note my American links. I join other noble Lords in thanking both Ministers and the many House and departmental staff for…28 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, the Earl of Devon was first summoned to Shrewsbury, so I am not averse to sitting elsewhere, but I am very concerned about delay. We passed the restoration and renewal…22 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 161 in my name. It is supported, I understand, by the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, to whom I am very grateful. This is a simpler version of…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am generally supportive of the amendments in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and the noble Earl, Lord Dundee, and their desire to get younger farmers on to…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his, as ever, courteous concluding remarks, and in particular his extensive comments on rural connectivity, which were enlightening. I am…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, beat me to it. I was going to ask for the date of the Autumn Statement and request that it occur before Report. I reiterate that there…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Committee—we have made a lot of progress in the last few minutes. It is good to see that we are now up to Clause 16, focusing on support for rural…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 143, to which I have put my name. I too have very real concerns that Defra will simply not be ready for the transition period to begin in 2021…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am sorry to return to this point—I am being forced to become something of an environmental campaigner. I have a simple question which has not yet been answered. Are…16 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, we spent the first three days of this debate discussing the baubles that were to adorn the Christmas tree under Clause 1 on ELMS. We are now somewhat getting to the meat…16 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Rock. I will speak to Amendments 131 and 133 in my name. I am grateful for the support of the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, on…16 Jul 2020