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Cop26 Sponsors
Rosie Boycott asked what progress HMG have made towards identifying sponsors for COP 26; and what criteria are used in the appointment of any such sponsors.
My supplementary to Rosie’s question was: Which climate-credible people in the Government will make the decision on which companies are climate credible?
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Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill Report Stage Day 2
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Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
First day of the Report Stage of the Immigration and Social Security (EU Withdrawal) Bill…
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A return to evictions
This is the worst possible time to be making people homeless.
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Victory on Agriculture Bill
The Lords voted to keep food standards and protect family farms by amending the Agriculture Bill on Tuesday. The government managed to unite the National Farmers Union, consumer organisations, supermarkets and greens in lobbying for the Lords to defeat the government by 307/212. It was one of six government defeats in the Lords on what used to be considered rural, home turf for the Conservative Party. Continue reading “Victory on Agriculture Bill”
This government lacks vision on climate change
Lord Bruce of Bennachie asked what steps the government will take to ensure the recovery and diversification of the United Kingdom oil and gas industry supply chain…
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Live Animal Exports and the Agriculture Bill
The Brexit campaign promised an end to live exports and we must amend the Government’s Agriculture Bill to force them to deliver.
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Positive response from the Government on Buffer Zones
Buffer zones along waterways are a robust measure to limit pollution by run off from farm land AND they provide wildlife corridors to help species move around.
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Our Agriculture Bill Amendments
This Agriculture Bill will shape how our countryside looks for the next generation. It will change the way money is spent on food and land management as the £20 billions of subsidies that flowed through the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are replaced by a new system. We do not support this bill, but we are doing our best to make some good of it. We are attempting to insert new clauses and substantial amendments, as well as co-signing a number of important amendments from other peers. The wording of our clauses and amendments are detailed below in topic groupings.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 