Fisheries Bill [HL]

My Lords, in introducing these government amendments I would like to explain why they have been b...

I call the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. Lord Naseby, I can see you, but not hear you. We shall go to ...

I thank the Minister for his explanation of Amendment 55. It was slightly mystifying when Schedul...

My Lords, I have just a couple of questions. Can my noble friend the Minister reassure us that th...

We had a problem earlier on in getting the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, and I would like to try again...

My Lords, I want to raise questions about two amendments. The first concerns the change of name. ...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out this extensive list of government amendments. Fift...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the explanation for this raft of amendments. I sho...

First, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, that when one sees eight pages o...

My Lords, I have received a request from the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, to ask a...

I am increasingly alarmed by what my noble friend says. This seems to be a step backwards. We hea...

My Lords, we may be at cross purposes here. We have no intention of not using the best science. I...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

19: Schedule 1, page 37, line 24, leave out “the Nat...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

21: Clause 11, page 10, line 3, leave out “the Natio...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 22. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

22: After Clause 17, insert the following new C...

My Lords, this proposed new clause sets out plans to consult on a national landing requirement ai...

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendment. I have little to add to the excellent...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for moving this amendment. I have little to add...

My Lords, I will speak in support of the new clause proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of...

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch. She set ou...

My Lords, I noted that in the earlier version of this Fisheries Bill, which came out over 18 mont...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, on bringing forward this d...

My Lords, I support this amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch. The s...

I call the noble Lord, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale.

I pay tribute to the Deputy Speaker for getting my title right; many before him have tried and fa...

My Lords, I fully understand why this amendment has been tabled and, emotionally, I warm to it. O...

The next speaker on the list was the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of Cradley, but she has indicat...

My Lords, although subsection (2) of the new clause proposed in the amendment states that the UK ...

My Lords, I can see the superficial attraction of this amendment but, in my view, very serious qu...

It is a great pleasure and a bit of luck for me to follow two such powerful speeches from my nobl...

My Lords, what interesting speeches. I get the impression that almost all those who supported us ...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for her amendment, because it has provided the...

I have received a single request to speak after the Minister so, to ask a short question for eluc...

My Lords, I have a short question. I certainly understand the objective of the amendment moved by...

Does the Minister wish to respond?

This is not my amendment, so I suggest that the clarification is for the noble Baroness.

I thank a number of noble Lords from around the Chamber for their support of this amendment. I fi...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

24: Clause 23, page 15, line 16, leave out “a calend...

Moved by

Lord Lansley

28: Clause 25, leave out Clause 25 and insert the following new...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 29. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Moved by

Lord Grantchester

29: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—

I thank the noble Lords, Lord Krebs and Lord Teverson, for adding their names to Amendment 29. I ...

My Lords, I strongly endorse the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and I have add...

I will keep my remarks short. First, I remind the House that I have an interest as co-chair of th...

My Lords, in any business it is important to ensure that the industry is constantly refreshed by ...

My Lords, the question is, what does being in control mean? This amendment gets into the choices ...

My Lords, for better or worse, I read economics at Cambridge. I remember the lectures on competit...

My Lords, this is an excellent amendment, focusing as it does on the need for fair quotas for sma...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the clear way in which the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, introd...

My Lords, I am minded to support this amendment, as it addresses an issue I have raised ever sinc...

My Lords, like all industries, a vibrant fishing industry relies on a rotating workforce. Many fa...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for his amendment, which seeks to ensure that, bef...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. I certainly feel well supported ...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

30: Clause 26, page 17, line 11, leave out “calendar...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

34: Clause 27, page 17, line 27, leave out “an Engli...

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 35A. I remind noble Lords that Members...

Moved by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

35A: Clause 27, page 18, line 34, at end inse...

My Lords, I am grateful to have this opportunity to speak to Amendment 35A to Clause 27. This is ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for tabling this amendment; I w...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for this amendment. She has proposed three c...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for her amendment, which seeks to place additional req...

I am very grateful to those who have contributed to this short debate, and I thank my noble frien...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 35B. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Moved by

Baroness Worthington

35B: Clause 27, leave out Clause 27 and insert the foll...

My Lords, it is my great pleasure to speak to Amendment 35B, which would replace Clause 27 of the...

My Lords, I have listened to the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, with great interest and have m...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, for her amendment and pay tribute to her determinat...

My Lords, I am grateful for the noble Baroness’s amendment, which seeks to establish how English ...

Apologies if my contribution was not clear. I thank the Minister for her reply, but I am afraid m...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

36: Schedule 5, page 68, line 12, leave out “a Welsh...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

38: Clause 39, page 26, line 41, leave out from “of”...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

39: Clause 41, page 28, line 8, leave out paragraph ...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

40: Schedule 8, page 80, line 24, leave out paragrap...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

44: Clause 43, page 28, line 28, leave out “Assembly...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

50: Clause 45, page 29, line 39, leave out from “of”...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 51. I remind noble Lords that Members, other tha...

Moved by

Lord Lansley

51: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause—

“Du...

My Lords, as I did on Monday, I draw attention today to my interest in a company that essentially...

My Lords, this feels a bit like Groundhog Day because I jumped the gun yesterday and set off in s...

My Lords, I shall be brief. It is difficult to see why Ministers negotiating international agreem...

Well, there we are: the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, is not happy again. I have to say that one of my...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for proposing the amendment, which would require Ministers ...

My Lords, I am grateful for my noble friend Lord Lansley’s amendment, which would require any Sec...

I am most grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this short debate. It was an important ...

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 52. I remind noble Lords that Members ...

Moved by

Lord Teverson

52: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause—

“R...

My Lords, this amendment is very much about marine conservation, the marine environment and the s...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, who set out the issue s...

My Lords, I am happy to have put my name to this amendment, because, as the noble Lord, Lord Kreb...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the previous three noble Lords. They, and I, demonstrate tha...

My Lords, I am most grateful to all those whose expertise has made this hybrid form of participat...

My Lords, I support the aims of this new clause in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. For...

My Lords, remote electronic monitoring will be hugely important to the future management of our f...

My Lords, we talked a lot about REM in Committee, and it remains the case that, as the noble Lord...

My Lords, the matter of REM is of the utmost importance. Of course, it already exists in the indu...

The noble Lord, Lord Bhatia, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Naseby.

My Lords, the words of my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay are profound, factual and persuasi...

The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, has asked to be readmitted to this debate.

I am most grateful. I seemed to have fallen off the speakers’ list so I thank the House for reins...

My Lords, we had an extensive debate in Committee on the use of remote electronic monitoring of a...

My Lords, I am pleased to have added my name to this amendment, so ably introduced by the noble L...

My Lords, I am grateful for the noble Lord’s amendment and I can be unequivocal in saying that th...

My Lords, I really find it interesting that the Minister is arguing for a level playing field wit...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

55: Schedule 10, leave out Schedule 10 and insert th...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

56: Clause 47, page 30, line 31, leave out “the Nati...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 58. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Moved by

Lord Krebs

58: Clause 48, page 33, line 17, leave out “theoretical”

Me...

My Lords, it is getting late, so I will try to be as brief as possible. I start by thanking the M...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for bringing forward these two amendments. I had th...

My Lords, I shall not detain the House for long. I support completely the amendments tabled by th...

My Lords, there has been much toing and froing between Committee and Report about the virtues and...

My Lords, it seems to be my privilege always to follow my fellow Scot. I do not think that the da...

My Lords, I very much support this amendment. I want to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, ...

My Lords, I am also very pleased to have added my name to these amendments, and I echo the commen...

My Lords, I am particularly grateful for the noble Lord’s amendment because it gives me the oppor...

My Lords, I have received no requests from any noble Lord wishing to come in with a short questio...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this short debate on a key concept in fisher...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

60: Clause 48, page 33, line 38, leave out “the Nati...

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

61: Clause 50, page 35, line 10, leave out “the Nati...