Environment Bill
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Wednesday, 26 May 2021
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Proceeding contributions
I will call Members to speak in the order listed. During the debate on each group, I invite Membe...
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, explained her Amendment 103 extremely well. I will ...
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My Lords, I will be brief. I put my name down to speak on this group expressly to support Amendme...
My Lords, Amendment 114 operates in close relationship to Amendment 78, which we debated on Monda...
The noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, has withdrawn from this amendment, so I call the noble Baroness...
My Lords, I support Amendment 103 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and the nob...
My Lords, I was pleased to put my name to the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Parminter...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. I shall speak to Amendments 1...
I thank noble Lords for their contributions. Before I start, I would like to wish my noble friend...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his remarks and all those who have spoken in this short debate...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 104. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
104: After Clause 36, insert the following new...
It is my pleasure to open the debate on this group. It includes some amendments from some very es...
My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, whom it is a pleasure to follow, that the risk of pena...
I am delighted to follow the noble Lord. I support the amendments in this group. I join my noble ...
My Lords, I support Amendments 105, 106, 107 and 108 in this group. Indeed, I raised the issue of...
It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and speak to the same amendments.
I...
My Lords, it is a great please to follow my noble and learned friend Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. I h...
My Lords, before I speak to the amendments, I apologise to my noble friend the Minister for inclu...
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, has withdrawn, so I call the noble and learned Lord, Lor...
My Lords, I wish to speak in support of Amendments 105 to 108 and to endorse all that the noble L...
Although she is in her place, I understand that the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, is not particip...
My Lords, when amendments are supported by noble Lords of the calibre of the noble Lord, Lord And...
My Lords, I add my voice in support of Amendments 105 and 107, and I shall speak to those amendme...
My Lords, I support the amendments and support in detail all that has been said by noble Lords, i...
My Lords, it is a delight to follow my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern, who is ...
My Lords, I begin by drawing attention to my interests in the register, notably the chairmanship ...
My Lords, we on these Benches thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb and Lady McIn...
My Lords, first, I am grateful to the noble Lady, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, for tabling Amen...
I thank noble Lords for their contributions and assure them that the Government are committed to ...
I have received requests to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, and the ...
My Lords, I have listened very carefully to this debate, particularly to the many noble and learn...
I thank the noble Lord for his comments. It is absolutely not the case that I or the Government h...
Given the strength of feeling in the Committee this afternoon, I hope my noble friend might agree...
I thank my noble friend for her comments. I hope I addressed fines and why the prospect of being ...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comments, especially about continuing dialogue and revisit...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 108A. Anyone wishing to press this, or anything...
Moved by
Lord Rooker
108A: Clause 42, page 25, line 23, leave out “26(1) or”
Me...
In moving Amendment 108A, I will speak also to the other amendments in this group, all originally...
My Lords, I entirely share the concerns expressed with such clarity by the noble Lord, Lord Rooke...
My Lords, I hope to speak quite briefly on this issue. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Rook...
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, for his introduction. He is right to emphasise the importanc...
My Lords, the Minister has spent just three minutes on this crucial part of the Bill. I will not ...
We come to the group beginning with Amendment 110. Anyone wishing to press this or anything else ...
Moved by
The Earl of Caithness
110: Clause 43, page 26, line 41, after “habitats” ins...
My Lords, we change topics. We leave behind the OEP, important though that was, and move on to Ch...
It is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Caithness. In many ways, my Amendmen...
I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge and I am grateful to him for hi...
My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, the noble Lord, Lo...
My Lords, I would like to say a word or two on behalf of soil and in support of Amendment 110 fro...
My Lords, I once again refer to my interests: I chair the Cawood group, which has laboratories an...
The noble Earl, Lord Devon, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose.
My Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Curry, with his deep scientific kno...
My Lords, I rise to offer the Green group’s support for all the amendments in this group, which h...
I support the amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, as well as that in the na...
It is a very real privilege, and I mean it, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. Hers was ...
My Lords, I declare two interests—one as a member of the Commission on Food, Farming and the Coun...
The noble Lord, Lord Whitty, is not taking part in the debate so I call the noble Duke, Lord Well...
My Lords, I wish to speak briefly to Amendment 112, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxb...
My Lords, we have had some really good literary contributions. My favourite was probably about Ke...
I thank noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. It has clearly demonstrated the streng...
I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this important debate. This first definition o...
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this very interesting debate of...
We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 113F. Anyone wishing to press this amendment to ...
Moved by
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
113F: Clause 45, page 27, line 14, at end ins...
I am grateful, my Lords, and I will not test the patience of the House to any great extent.
My Lords, briefly, I offer my support to the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pi...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for allowing us to have this brief ...
I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for Amendment 113F and reassure noble Lords th...
I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I move to the mover, the noble Barone...
My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all those who have spoken in the debate, so movingly in the ...
Moved by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
115: Clause 46, page 28, line 41, leave out ...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 119. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
119: Schedule 4, page 160, line 8, at end inser...
My Lords, we now move on to the next part of the Bill, dealing with resource efficiency. I very m...
My Lords, there can be few more unpleasant jobs than clearing fatballs and wet wipes out of conge...
My Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Bradshaw. We have a history of working to...
My Lords, this is an important group of amendments, ably introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady J...
My Lords, it is not only producers who have to have regard to resource efficiency; it is also the...
My Lords, I want to speak to my own Amendment 128, which goes back even further into the depths o...
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. I rise chiefly to speak...
I am delighted to speak briefly on this group and to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of M...
My Lords, I support Amendment 120, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw. No one who saw l...
My Lords, the next three speakers on the list—the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, the noble Earl, Lord...
My Lords, I apologise for the fact that I was not able to speak at Second Reading on the Bill. I ...
My Lords, I have campaigned long and hard on the horrors of plastic waste, the need for biodegrad...
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to add my voice in general support of these amendments. It is...
My Lords, I too support Amendment 124, so ably explained by the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, and a...
My Lords, this group concerns packaging and single-use items. I shall speak in support of Amendme...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this debate. It is a rare area of almost com...
I have had one request to speak after the Minister, from the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, so I c...
My Lords, I must be the most unpopular person in this House today, and I must apologise. I failed...
I thank the noble Baroness for her helpful comments. I hope that in the course of my speech I add...
I have received another request to speak from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe.
Sadly, I think the plastic tax that is coming is too complex, but maybe we will learn from that. ...
I apologise for not addressing that point earlier. I think my noble friend has almost answered he...
My Lords, I thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. We have heard some excellent propo...
My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 121. Anyone wishing to press this or ...
Moved by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
121: Schedule 4, page 162, line 34, at end i...
My Lords, in moving technical government Amendment 121, I will also speak to similar government A...
My Lords, I declare my environmental interests as in the register. However, today, I speak in my ...
The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, has withdrawn so I call the noble Baroness, Lady ...
My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 278 in the name of the Minister. My contribution here will...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys, again and to note a sati...
I am very pleased that we are discussing consultation today, even if it is in a very small way. I...
I start by thanking my noble friend Lord Blencathra for his contribution to this debate and parti...
I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Framlingham.
My Lords, I am grateful to have the opportunity to say a few words after the Minister. I am also ...
I thank the noble Lord for that final comment. I am very happy to give him my absolute assurance ...
Moved by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
122: Schedule 4, page 165, line 38, at end i...
We come now to the group beginning with Amendment 123. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...
Moved by
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
123: Clause 50, page 30, line 13,...
My Lords, I rise to speak to this group of amendments in my name and thank the noble Lord, Lord R...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, on this amen...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to listen to the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandevill...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow not just my noble friend Lord Blencathra but my noble friend...
My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I thoroughly support the amendments ...
My Lords, I have spoken on fly-tipping many times before in your Lordships’ House, so I will not ...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness. I join every speaker in than...
My Lords, as a rural resident and minor landowner, I very much welcome the opportunity to debate ...
My Lords, I shall speak to all the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of...
It is quite rare that we have virtual unanimity around the Committee on something being a major p...
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, and I thank the Mi...
Moved by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
125: Schedule 5, page 168, line 8, at end in...
Moved by
Lord Goldsmith
129: Schedule 6, page 172, line 7, at end insert—
“(3) ...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 130A. Anyone wishing to press this, or anything...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
130A: Schedule 7, page 175, line 30, leave out ...
In moving Amendment 130A, I shall speak also to Amendments 130B and 141A in the name of the noble...
My Lords, I applaud the Government’s determination to drive down the single use of plastics. Clau...
My Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Colville of Culross, has made a very powerful speech on cracki...
My Lords, I speak to Amendments 141 and 142 to 145, which are in my name. Amendment 141 relates t...
My Lords, yet again, the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, makes a soft thr...
I understand that the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering...
I will be brief. I just want to point out that we have apparently thrown away—I have checked this...
My Lords, it is a very great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. Since she start...
I understand that the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, has withdrawn, so the next speaker will...
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and the Government on the work they have al...
My Lords, this is a powerful suite of amendments to tackle waste and our throw-away culture. As t...
Before I address the individual amendments in the group, I reiterate that the Government absolute...
I understand that the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, wishes to speak after the Minister, so I call...
My Lords, I have a very simple question. The Minister referred to the Government already having p...
Do we have plans? We are committed to extending our bans on unnecessary single-use packaging and ...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for the support for my noble friend Lady Ritchie’s amendments, ...
Moved by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
131: Schedule 7, page 176, line 9, at end in...
We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 133. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...
Moved by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
133: Schedule 8, page 179, line 11, at end inse...
My Lords, in moving Amendment 133 I will also speak to Amendment 133A in my name. I am grateful t...
My Lords, I beg to move that the debate on this amendment be adjourned.