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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I have heard it said many times by Ministers that the total amount of agricultural subsidy to be paid in 2021 will be no lower than the amount to be paid in the current…16 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, is very keen that we should allow fungi to be recognised as a separate group within the kingdom of living things on earth. We have…16 Jul 2020HANSARDMetropolitan Police: RacismMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the Metropolitan Police service still suffers from a paucity of competent leadership in its higher ranks, and that its…15 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I repeat the declaration of my interests that I made last Tuesday. Amendments 35 and 36 seek to add to the list of purposes for which financial assistance may be given.…14 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, as I said on Tuesday, additional public access, however beneficial to people whose livelihood does not depend on agriculture, is a distraction from farmers’ primary…09 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I sympathise with Amendment 29 in the name of my noble friend Lord Lucas, although I wonder whether it is necessary. Is it not covered effectively by Clause 1(1)(j)? On…09 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, for the first time, perhaps, I find myself in full agreement with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. I have had the good fortune of living and working in Japan for 11…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: Customs ArrangementsMy Lords, I have heard that the United Kingdom is to introduce border checks in three phases over the first six months of next year. Can my noble friend the Minister tell the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and strongly endorse his remarks with respect to the need to get back to this House properly, as soon as…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am a bit puzzled as to the intentions of the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market, with Amendment 2. I should have thought…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, whilst I can support reasonable extension to public access, as I said earlier it is indeed a double-edged sword. In those parts of the country where agricultural land is…07 Jul 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: Social DistancingMy Lords, my noble friend is absolutely right: my observation from travelling on the Tube is that about 90% of passengers are wearing masks. However, does compliance approach…01 Jul 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, while the Bill has generally been welcomed by the pensions industry and members of pension schemes, I worry that it may give the Pensions Regulator too much power. The…30 Jun 2020HANSARDData StrategyMy Lords, the EU has set out its data strategy and aims to become a global regulatory role-model for the digital economy. My noble friend Lady Morgan of Cotes set out a similar…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I am also minded to support Amendment 1, moved by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, because it should not be too difficult a task for the directors to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaMy Lords, the Chinese Government will pay more attention to the wishes and interests of the UK if we are seen to be more fully involved in trade and security collaboration in the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, as other noble Lords have mentioned, this Bill is an unusual combination of Covid-related measures that clearly need to be fast-tracked, along with measures to implement…16 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for introducing this important debate and I declare my interests as listed in the register. As the second-largest net contributor to…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing this Second Reading debate today with his usual clear and methodical approach. While declaring my interests as stated in the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Wealth Investment FundMy Lords, if the Government were to establish a sovereign wealth fund, might one of its objectives be to invest in major infrastructure projects, such as the currently suspended…09 Jun 2020