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Environment Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, in the House of Lords.
Lords Committee stage eighth day. Schedule 16 agreed to. Clauses 110 to 133 and Schedules 17 to 19 agreed to. New clause agreed to. Schedule 20 and clause 134 agreed to. Clauses 135 to 137 agreed to. Clauses 138 and 139, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 140 and 141 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 43).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

813 cc1846-1942 

Session

2021-22

Legislative stage

Committee stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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Environment Bill 2019-21 to 2021-22. As amended in Committee.
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 813 c1846 (Link to this contribution)

I will call Members to speak in the order listed. During the debate on each group, I invite Membe...

Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 813 c1850 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will not detain noble Lords for long. Suffice it to say that I supported a similar am...


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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 813 c1850 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I commend the amendment and thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for having moved it so...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 813 cc1850-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome Amendment 262A, which was so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1851-3 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for raising this important issue and the noble Baroness, L...

Baroness Watkins of Tavistock | 813 c1853 (Link to this contribution)

I call the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, who wants to ask a question before proceeding.

Lord Teverson | 813 c1853 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for that good reply. I will sum up in just a second but I have a specific qu...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 c1854 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord for his question. We have a number of consultations and calls for evidence...

Lord Teverson | 813 c1854 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive and actually quite encouraging reply. I than...

Baroness Watkins of Tavistock | 813 c1854 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 266. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...

Earl of Devon | 813 c1854 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

The Earl of Devon

266: Clause 110, page 109, line 11, leave out “appears fro...

Earl of Devon | 813 cc1854-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall also be speaking to my Amendments 267, 268, 269, 274 and 276. These are amendme...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 813 cc1858-1860 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Devon and his forensic legal app...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 813 cc1860-1 (Link to this contribution)

It is my pleasure to welcome back the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington. I had not actually ...

Lord Lucas | 813 cc1861-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I share all the reservations expressed by the noble Earl, Lord Devon. In dealing with p...

Viscount Trenchard | 813 c1862 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests, as stated in the register. It is a great pleasure to follow my ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 813 cc1862-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the House owes the noble Earl, Lord Devon, a great debt of gratitude for bringing to ou...

Earl of Caithness | 813 cc1863-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Committee will be extremely grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Devon, for tabling the...

Lord Inglewood | 813 cc1864-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to speak principally about Amendment 276A, which relates to common land and whic...

Lord Oates | 813 cc1866-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, back to his place in this House. Like the ...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 813 cc1867-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the South Downs National Park Authority. I am very...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 813 cc1868-1871 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their consideration of this part of the Bill. I also take this ...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 813 c1870 (Link to this contribution)

I have received one request to speak after the Minister, from the noble Lord, Lord Lucas.

Lord Lucas | 813 cc1870-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am comforted, to some extent, by what my noble friend has said, but I very much hope ...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 813 c1872 (Link to this contribution)

I believe that the Government and my noble friend are in agreement on the criteria for selecting ...

Earl of Devon | 813 cc1872-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated and voiced, in general, consider...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 c1874 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

278: After Clause 133, insert the following ...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 813 c1874 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 280. Anyone wishing to press this or ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 813 cc1874-5 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

280: After Clause 133, insert the following n...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 813 cc1875-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity to debate Amendment 280 standing in my name. I am de...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 813 cc1876-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my friend opposite, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pic...

Lord Teverson | 813 cc1877-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and her stro...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 813 cc1878-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am here to speak against Amendment 285. It seems to me that making fracking effective...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 813 cc1879-1881 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 280 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and th...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 813 cc1881-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 280 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Picke...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1882-4 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. Although energy production is not dir...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 813 cc1883-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to all noble Lord who have spoken, and give special thanks to the Minister for his ...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 813 c1885 (Link to this contribution)

We come now to the group beginning with Amendment 286. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1885-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

286: After Clause 133, insert the following...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1886-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will be speaking to Amendment 286 in my name in this two-amendment group. My noble fr...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 813 cc1887-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow my noble friend Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I would l...

Earl of Dundee | 813 c1889 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support these amendments in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett and Lady ...

Lord Lea of Crondall | 813 cc1889-1890 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to see the relationship with the economy being brought to the fore he...

Baroness Parminter | 813 cc1890-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the green grouping, as it has been classed; as we are in coalition with a Gre...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 813 cc1891-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for tabling t...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1892-4 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome Amendment 286 and the thoughtful and interesting speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Ben...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1894-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the debate and all their expressions of supp...

Lord Alderdice | 813 c1895 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 287. Anyone wishing to press this or anything e...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 c1895 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

287: After Clause 133, insert the following...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1896-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this group of amendments is simple and coherent. Both the amendments address the propos...

Baroness Boycott | 813 cc1897-9 (Link to this contribution)

It is a great delight to support the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, in the amendment. I, like her,...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 813 cc1899-1901 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was actually disappointed—but perhaps not surprised—to see this amendment tabled by t...

Baroness Whitaker | 813 c1901 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is interesting to hear the views of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, but I take a diffe...

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | 813 cc1901-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, on tabling these two a...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 813 c1903 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when I saw that the speakers’ list said Baroness Khan, I was worried. I thought I might...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1904-5 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for Amendments 287 and 293D on ecocide....

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1905-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank everyone who has participated in this very informed and informative debate. The...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 c1906 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for that one answer. For the moment, I beg leave to withdraw this amendment....

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 813 c1906 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 293C. Anyone wishing to press this amendment to ...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 813 c1906 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Khan of Burnley

293C: After Clause 133, insert the following new Clause...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 813 cc1906-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I move Amendment 293C, tabled in the name of my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch. ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 813 cc1908-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome Amendment 293C. I am sure we are all pleased to see the noble Lord in his pla...

Baroness Quin | 813 cc1909-1912 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, whose work o...

Earl of Dundee | 813 c1910 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support this amendment. Clearly, it is unsatisfactory if local authorities cannot dep...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1910-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Dundee, and to offer the Green group’s ...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 813 c1913 (Link to this contribution)

I rise to speak to this amendment in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, a...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 813 cc1913-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I declare my interes...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1915-6 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for her Amendment 293C and the noble Lord, ...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 813 c1916 (Link to this contribution)

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

Lord Khan of Burnley | 813 cc1916-7 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this very informative debate and for the many thoughtf...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 813 c1917 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 293E. Anyone wishing to press this amendment to ...

Lord Whitty | 813 cc1917-8 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Whitty

293E: Schedule 20, page 247, line 19, at end insert—

“(1A)...

Lord Whitty | 813 cc1918-1920 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment amends the rather confusing Schedule 20 and would clearly and unambiguou...

Earl of Dundee | 813 c1921 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support this amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for it guards against lo...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 813 cc1921-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Dundee, with another message on t...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 813 cc1922-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for whom I have a great deal of respec...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 813 cc1923-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to be taking part in this debate. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord ...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 813 cc1924-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I offer our strong support to Amendment 293E in the name of my noble friend Lord Whitty...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 813 cc1926-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for his Amendment 293E. As I have outlined in prev...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 813 c1928 (Link to this contribution)

I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 813 c1928 (Link to this contribution)

I rise to ask two questions, which I think have been answered. One is about microplastics and how...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 813 c1928 (Link to this contribution)

I am very happy to take both issues back to the department.

Lord Whitty | 813 cc1928-1930 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply, which attempted to reassure me—I am not sure it di...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 813 c1930 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 297A. Anyone wishing to press this or anything ...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 813 cc1930-1 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

297A: Clause 135, page 123, line 5, at end insert—

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 813 cc1931-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to be introducing this final group and to have the support of my noble...

Lord Berkeley | 813 cc1932-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness in this grouping. I am not sure...

Baroness Noakes | 813 cc1934-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, who always raises such intere...

Viscount Ridley | 813 cc1935-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Noakes, whose expertise on these matter...

Viscount Trenchard | 813 cc1936-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Ridley, who gave a fascinating sp...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 813 cc1937-8 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for this short but quite interesting and illuminating debate. As the noble Ba...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1938-1940 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe for tabling Amendment 297A and for her kind offer of h...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 813 cc1940-1 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for an interesting debate and the Minister for his words. I also thank the no...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 cc1941-2 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

298: Clause 138, page 123, leave out line 20...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 813 c1942 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

300: Clause 139, page 125, line 16, at end i...

Lord Alderdice | 813 c1942 (Link to this contribution)

That concludes the Committee’s proceedings on the Bill. The House will now resume.

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