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Agriculture Bill

Lords report stage second day. Amendments 45-46, 49, 51, 54 and 56 agreed to. Amendment 58 agreed to on division (280 votes to 218). Amendment 74 under consideration.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

805 cc862-1480 

Session

2019-21

Legislative stage

Report stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee thirteenth report.
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Agriculture Bill 2019-21. As amended in Committee.
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2020-0576
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 805 c1415 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it seems only right that, having spoken on the amendments in the fourth group, which wo...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1415-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I will take Amendments ...


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Earl of Kinnoull | 805 c1416 (Link to this contribution)

I have received a request to ask a question from the noble Earl, Lord Devon.

Earl of Devon | 805 c1417 (Link to this contribution)

Following up the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, I ask the Minister to confirm whe...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 c1417 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when we come to the amendments in my name I will explain that they intend to, and will,...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 805 c1417 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this short debate, albeit that it has taken pl...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 805 c1418 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Holmes of Richmond

44A: Clause 16, page 12, line 44, at end insert—

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Lord Holmes of Richmond | 805 c1418 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to move Amendment 44A. In doing so, I thank my noble friend Lady McInt...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 cc1418-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to support Amendment 44A and I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes of Rich...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 cc1419-1420 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, for bringing forward this amend...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1420-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for once again raising this important iss...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 805 cc1421-2 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for tabling this amendment which seeks to use the Agricultur...

Earl of Kinnoull | 805 c1422 (Link to this contribution)

I have received no requests for further short questions. Accordingly, I call the noble Lord, Lord...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 805 c1422 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for her full and thorough response, and all noble Lords who have taken part ...

Earl of Kinnoull | 805 c1422 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 45. I remind noble Lords that Members, other th...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1422-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

45: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1423-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 46, 107, 110, 111, 122, 123, 124 and 125 in my name. F...

Earl of Kinnoull | 805 c1425 (Link to this contribution)

I call the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford.

Lord Marlesford | 805 c1425 (Link to this contribution)

I am not speaking on this amendment.

Earl of Kinnoull | 805 c1425 (Link to this contribution)

Then we shall move on to the noble Lord, Lord Mann.

Lord Mann | 805 cc1425-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I appreciate that I may be in a tiny minority in this House. I do not intend to press a...

Earl of Caithness | 805 c1426 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome these amendments. I have only two questions for my noble friend.

It con...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1426 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased that my noble friend has tabled this group of amendments to clarify the le...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 c1427 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this group of government amendments relates to the rural development regulation and wou...

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 805 c1427 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we welcome these technical government amendments, aimed at providing greater certainty ...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1427-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very helpful debate. I am most grateful to noble Lords for their genera...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 805 c1428 (Link to this contribution)

I have received no requests to speak after the Minister.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1429-1430 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

46: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 805 c1430 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 49. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 c1430 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

49: Clause 17, page 14, line 20, after “must,” inser...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1430-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall also speak to Amendments 51, 54 and 56 in my name.

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1431-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 50 in my name. Attentive colleagues will have noticed that o...

Lord Judd | 805 c1432 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as we have heard from my noble friend Lady Jones, there is a great deal of agreement be...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 805 cc1432-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 50, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchu...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 cc1433-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for recognising that the House was very uneasy about there bein...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 805 cc1434-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for listening and I thank noble Lords who spoke in Committee about...

Baroness Boycott | 805 c1435 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank those noble Lords who have supported my amendments and also the Minister, who h...

Bishop of St Albans | 805 cc1435-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 52 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh ...

Earl of Dundee | 805 cc1436-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 53 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, which recommends tha...

Lord Marlesford | 805 c1437 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak in support of the amendment tabled by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of ...

Earl of Caithness | 805 c1437 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward his amendments on this issue. I would still p...

Lord Whitty | 805 cc1437-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I added my name to Amendment 53, of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, in this group bec...

Lord Northbrook | 805 cc1438-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend Lady McIntosh’s Amendment 52 and my noble friend Lord...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 805 c1439 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my interests in this Bill are published in the register. This has been a good debate. I...

Earl of Devon | 805 c1439 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 51, in which I join the Government. It was an amendment I pr...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 cc1439-1440 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Devon. This is a vital group of amendme...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1440-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I should in the first instance have declared my farming interests, as in the register.<...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 805 c1443 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received no request from any noble Lord to ask a short question after the Minist...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 c1443 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

51: Clause 17, page 14, line 20, leave out “five yea...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 c1443 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

54: Clause 17, page 14, line 23, leave out “the repo...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 c1443 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

56: Clause 17, page 14, line 32, at end insert—

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Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 805 cc1443-4 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 58. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Lord Krebs | 805 cc1444-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Krebs

58: After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause—

“Nati...

Lord Krebs | 805 c1445 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister and his officials for spending time yesterday in discussion with a...

Baroness Boycott | 805 cc1445-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and it has been an enormou...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 805 cc1447-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as a member of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission and ...

Lord Greaves | 805 cc1448-1450 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support this amendment. I hope it will go to a vote and that we will pass it, because...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 805 cc1449-1451 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to offer the Green Party’s wholehearted support for this amendment. I reflect, a...

Lord Judd | 805 cc1451-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my heart always cheers when I see an amendment to any legislation by the noble Lord, Lo...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 cc1452-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on moving this amendment, which on the face ...

Earl of Dundee | 805 c1453 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 58 on the national food strategy in the name of the noble Lord, Lor...

Lord Rooker | 805 cc1453-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, took less than three minutes to move the amendment. I hope ...

Earl of Caithness | 805 cc1454-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too had the privilege of sitting on the committee chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Kre...

Viscount Trenchard | 805 cc1455-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment would include in the Bill a new clause introducing a national food strat...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 cc1456-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to speak to this amendment, to which I have added my name, along with the noble ...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1457-9 (Link to this contribution)

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

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1458-1461 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords. I am well aware of the mindset of many of your Lordships, havi...

Lord Krebs | 805 cc1461-2 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and the Minister for his careful and c...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 805 c1466 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 59. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Lord Carrington | 805 c1466 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Carrington

59: Clause 18, page 15, line 1, leave out paragraph (a) and ...

Lord Carrington | 805 cc1466-7 (Link to this contribution)

I declare my interests as a farmer and landowner, as set out in the register.

I welcome the...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1467 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, on tabling these two amendments, both of which I ...

Lord Northbrook | 805 cc1467-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I meant to declare my interest as a landowner and arable farmer in my earlier contribut...

Lord Naseby | 805 cc1468-906 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, on this amendment. It is encouraging that in...

Lord Inglewood | 805 cc1468-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests, which I declared on previous occasions. I will make one small f...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 805 cc1469-1470 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in 2016, before the referendum, I chaired the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee. ...

Lord Grantchester | 805 c1470 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, for returning to the subject of crisis management in his...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 805 cc1470-2 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate.

I recognise the concern t...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 805 c1472 (Link to this contribution)

I have received a request from the noble Lord, Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown, to ask a...

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 805 c1472 (Link to this contribution)

To clarify, does the Minister believe that the term “exceptional adverse conditions” covers excep...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 805 c1472 (Link to this contribution)

I assure the noble Lord that this Bill will cover those situations.

Lord Carrington | 805 c1472 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this short debate and, of course, the ...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 805 c1472 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 60. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 805 cc1472-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie

60: Clause 20, page 17, line 28, at end insert—

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Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 805 cc1473-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 60, I will also speak in support of my Amendment 92, to which the n...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 805 cc1475-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 109, which is tabled in my name. A similar amendment was considered...

Baroness Humphreys | 805 cc1476-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendments 60 and 92 in the name of my noble friend Lord Bruce, and have adde...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 805 c1478 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 109, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 805 cc1478-1480 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, these powers under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Bill make a declaration that exceptional ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1479 (Link to this contribution)

I should like to speak to Amendment 109 in this group and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady...

Lord Alderdice | 805 cc1479-1481 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, along with o...

Lord Naseby | 805 cc1481-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as a number of Members have said, this debate is in the context of exceptional market c...

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 805 c1482 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the noble Lords who tabled or supported the amendments in this group, which rais...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1482-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very interesting and thought-provoking debate. I would like to open by ...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 805 c1483 (Link to this contribution)

I have received no requests from noble Lords to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Lor...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 805 cc1483-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all those who have spoken in this debate for their support for my amendments an...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 805 cc1485-6 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 61. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1486 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

61: Clause 27, page 22, line 4, leave out “ma...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1486 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise in the absence of, and at his request and with his permission, the noble Lord, L...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 805 c1486 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I had an exchange of emails yesterday with the noble Lord, Lord Empey, to make sure tha...

Lord Grantchester | 805 c1487 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Empey, for his amendments, for the significance in which he holds th...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 805 cc1487-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady McIntosh for introducing this amendment on behalf...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1488 (Link to this contribution)

I am most grateful to those who have contributed to this debate and am sure the noble Lord, Lord ...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 805 c1488 (Link to this contribution)

I remind noble Lords that, other than the mover of an amendment or the Minister, Members may spea...

Lord Grantchester | 805 c1488 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Grantchester

63: Clause 27, page 23, line 15, leave out “a specified pe...

Lord Grantchester | 805 cc1488-1490 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, the noble Lord, Lord Curry, a...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 cc1489-1491 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and the co-signatories for bringing f...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 805 cc1491-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support this suite of amendments. As the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, ...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 c1492 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick. I have adde...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 805 c1492 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, had requested to come in, and I understa...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 805 c1492 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you— I was scrubbed by mistake. I am sure your Lordships are very happy that I have been sl...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 805 c1493 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you very much. I would like to say that these amendments are so obviously a good idea for t...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1493-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an interesting debate, and I thank all noble Lords for contributing towar...

Lord Grantchester | 805 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have come forward to speak tonight. I certainly appreciate ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 68. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Lord Wigley | 805 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Wigley

68: Clause 32, page 29, line 44, at end insert—

“provided ...

Lord Wigley | 805 cc1494-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, once again I draw attention to my registered interests. The amendment maintains the the...

Duke of Montrose | 805 cc1497-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I declare my interest as ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 c1498 (Link to this contribution)

I call the next speaker, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. The noble Baroness is ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c1498 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and my noble friend the Duke of Mont...

Lord Rooker | 805 cc1498-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I avoided devolved issues in Committee and was seeking to avoid them on Report, but I w...

Baroness Northover | 805 cc1499-1500 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we are, again, addressing how matters might be properly devolved. The noble Lord, Lord ...

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 805 cc1500-1482 (Link to this contribution)

We might not strictly be noble friends but I am grateful to my noble compatriot Lord Wigley for t...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 805 cc1482-1502 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for his amendment, and I am very grateful to him f...

Lord Wigley | 805 cc1502-1499 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for her response, and to the noble Duke, the D...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 cc1501-4 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 69. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Earl of Devon | 805 cc1504-7 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

The Earl of Devon

69: Clause 34, leave out Clause 34

Member’s explanat...

Earl of Devon | 805 cc1503-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendments 69 and 89 seek the removal from the Bill of Schedule 3 and the reforms conta...

Lord Wigley | 805 cc1509-1512 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am glad of the opportunity to support the amendment and to speak to my Amendment 84, ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 cc1504-1514 (Link to this contribution)

I understand that the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans is not on the call, so I cal...

Baroness Rock | 805 cc1514-1506 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Wrackleford Farms Ltd, a tenant farming enterpri...

Lord Carrington | 805 cc1508-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, together with my membership of the N...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 805 cc1509-1510 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, and to participate in the d...

Lord Inglewood | 805 cc1510-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, although I declared my agricultural interests earlier, I should specifically declare th...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 805 cc1511-1528 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkeharle, has withdrawn, so I now call the noble Barone...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 cc1528-1512 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Inglewood. This is an important group o...

Lord Grantchester | 805 cc1512-3 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Tenant Farmers Association for its communications on these clauses. I also thank the ...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1513-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords. The noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, used the word “passionate”....

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 805 c1517 (Link to this contribution)

I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Earl, Lord Devon.

Earl of Devon | 805 cc1517-8 (Link to this contribution)

I am very grateful to all noble Lords for their conscientious and passionate contributions. I did...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 805 cc1534-5 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 70. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1536-1519 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

70: After Clause 34, insert the following new C...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1519-1520 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I move Amendment 70 in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, and my n...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 805 c1520 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle, has withdrawn, so I now call the noble Baroness, Lady Mc...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 cc1549-1521 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and those noble ...

Lord Rooker | 805 cc1521-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is an absolutely first-class proposed new clause. It is completely rounded in many...

Lord Judd | 805 cc1559-1562 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I strongly support this amendment, as indeed I did in Committee. I thank my noble frien...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 805 cc1562-1523 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is indeed an excellent amendment. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 cc1523-1565 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. I have added ...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc1565-1526 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, again, all the topics raised in the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whit...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1525-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this short but very interesting debate....

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 805 cc1527-1572 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 71. I remind noble Lords that Members...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 805 cc1572-1528 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

71: After Clause 34, insert the following new Cl...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 805 cc1528-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak also in support of Amendments 72 and 73 in this group, which were tabled ...

Baroness Fookes | 805 cc1529-1531 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Hodgson of Abinger most warmly. She has put the case on ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 c1531 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord, Lord Rooker has withdrawn, so I call the next speaker, the noble Lord, Lord Palme...

Lord Palmer of Childs Hill | 805 cc1577-1532 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to speak against Amendment 71. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, for the...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 c1532 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, has withdrawn from this group, so I call the next speaker, the n...

Duke of Montrose | 805 cc555-1533 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very glad to be able to talk on this subject, and I declare my interest as a lives...

Lord Judd | 805 cc565-1534 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, for a number of years in the 1960s and 1970s, I had the honour of representing one of t...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 cc1534-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Judd. I am full of admiration for the dou...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 805 cc1535-580 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baronesses, Lady Hodgson of Abinger and Lady Fookes, on tablin...

Baroness Parminter | 805 cc1536-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Hodgson of Abinger and Lady Fookes, for tabling thes...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 805 cc1537-587 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I intend to speak briefly, but in doing so I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Fookes an...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 805 cc587-1538 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords for this serious debate. I understand the sentiments behind these amendme...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 c588 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have had no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Baroness, Lady ...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 805 cc593-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this very important debate. I thank the Mini...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 805 cc601-2 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 74. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 805 cc602-1540 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

74: After Clause 34, insert the following new Cl...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 805 c1540 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I believe that animals are sentient beings and that they feel pain, suffering and fear,...

Baroness Fookes | 805 cc1541-924 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I warmly support this amendment and indeed have added my name to it. I must say that I ...

Lord Judd | 805 c925 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, again I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, and thank her for having introdu...

Lord Inglewood | 805 cc929-1542 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as a number of noble Lords may know, I am a livestock farmer, and if you are a livestoc...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 805 c1542 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I beg to move that the debate on Amendment 74 be adjourned.

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