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HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the authoritative noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and to add my support to the excellent Bill. I am not an expert in education and defer to those…16 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated and voiced, in general, considerable support for the amendments that I have proposed. It is particularly pleasing…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I shall also be speaking to my Amendments 267, 268, 269, 274 and 276. These are amendments to Part 7 of the Bill, which introduces into English law for the first time…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. Much of what I was going to say has already been said by more eminent voices than mine, and, given…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I sought to add my name to the amendments of the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, but I did so a little late so it does not appear in the current Marshalled List.…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to offer a few words regarding the amendments of the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, particularly Amendments 236 and 248, which seek more specificity around the…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a regret that we have to group so many important amendments together due to the shortness of time and the Government’s self-imposed deadline of November for the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to support the amendments so ably proposed by my noble friend Lord Carrington. I understand from speaking with the Environment Agency locally that these…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am sorry for delaying noble Lords a little further. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for her dollop of reality. In response to her comments, the Minister…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and to address these amendments, which are focused on the highly valuable local…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am terribly sorry, my Lords. The Minister says it is not for Defra to handle the funding of heritage restoration, and he directs our attention to DCMS and says that it should…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to consider, as a number of other noble Lords have, the definition of species abundance, and to ask what such targets might mean for land management, particularly…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeMy Lords, the events industry has been decimated by Covid and is now facing its second lost summer, which will prove terminal to many small local events providers and the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the Committee appears to be in complete consensus on these amendments; I too am concerned about the gaping hole where heritage should sit within this Bill. Therefore, I…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillHello?23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, noting my interests previously declared, I am a passionate believer in better access to our natural environment. Access goes hand in hand with education and knowledge of…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, and so many other environmentally passionate Peers, and to talk to this important group of amendments…21 Jun 2021HANSARDFood, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee ReportMy Lords, it is a pleasure to welcome the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Sentamu, to the Cross Benches. I hope he finds them as supportive as I have. It is also a pleasure to…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, as we have heard throughout this thoughtful debate, this is an unprecedentedly significant piece of legislation with very lofty ambitions. Not only does it repatriate…07 Jun 2021