Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 27 Jan 2021
Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
"My Lords, I wish to clarify the parts of these regulations relating to the movement of wine into this country from the EU. I also have a question relating to the shipment of wine from Great Britain to the EU. This industry is important. The UK is a major global …..."Lord German - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Jan 2021
Heritage Organisations: Coal Supplies
"My Lords, the Great Little Trains of Wales, Snowdonia, Talyllyn, Llangollen and others, are critical for the hospitality offer, yet heritage trains as a whole emit only just about half of the CO2 that people use in their domestic barbeque charcoal briquettes. The challenge is to find a solution …..."Lord German - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Jun 2020
Agriculture Bill
"My Lords, I echo the views of many speakers in this Second Reading debate: we need to ensure that imported foodstuffs do not undercut the high standards of UK food production. Perhaps the Minister will say whether he supports the view of Liam Fox, who said that putting such matters …..."Lord German - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 01 Mar 2019
Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill
"My Lords, I rise briefly to tell noble Lords the story of the campaign run by Redhill Prep School in Haverfordwest in support of this Bill. It is a school in the western part of Wales. This debate gives me an opportunity to offer to all noble Lords a happy …..."Lord German - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 08 Mar 2018
Inland Waterways
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the future of United Kingdom inland waterways...."Lord German - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 08 Mar 2018
Inland Waterways
"My Lords, I start by thanking all noble Lords who have joined us today for this debate. I declare my interests as a member of the Inland Waterways Association and honorary president of the Monmouth, Breconshire and Abergavenny Canals Trust.
There are currently 4,700 miles of navigable waterways across England, …..."Lord German - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 16th January 2018
Asked by:
Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which functions of the Environment Agency they are proposing to transfer to the Canal and River Trust.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
We are proposing to respond to the Canal & River Trust’s recent proposal for the transfer of EA navigations imminently. As such, I am unable to comment further.
Written Question
Tuesday 21st March 2017
Asked by:
Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Canal and River Trust to assume responsibility for the Environment Agency's navigable inland waterways.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The Government’s long-term aim is to transfer the Environment Agency’s navigations to the Canal & River Trust. We are open to sensible and serious proposals from both the Environment Agency and the Canal & River Trust and I understand that they have been working well together to develop options. I await their proposals with interest.
Written Question
Tuesday 21st March 2017
Asked by:
Lord German (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's budget to maintain its navigable waterways.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
As a navigation authority, the Environment Agency is responsible for over 1,000km of inland waterways. It takes its stewardship role very seriously and works closely with those who use our waterways.
As part of the 2015 Spending Review, the Environment Agency’s capital settlement from Defra was £13m to invest over the next four years. This funding will enable the Environment Agency to prioritise the investment across England’s waterways focusing on those assets which will benefit the most.
In addition to this capital investment, the Environment Agency will continue to invest the £9m per annum income collected via registration charges from waterway users. This is complemented by further Environment Agency annual investment; for 2017/18 this will be £3.6m. In total, this is sufficient to maintain navigable waterways for 2017/18.
The Environment Agency is reviewing the future costs required to run and maintain these waterways as part of the potential transfer of its navigation responsibilities and assets to the Canal & River Trust. As part of this process the Environment Agency will engage with both users and Defra on the future investment needed to maintain navigable waterways.
Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 25 Jun 2012
British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012
"My Lords, I, too, welcome the orders, which I believe are the result of long and very hard negotiation. If the preparedness of the new trust to handle the financial affairs of our waterways is an issue, satisfaction should be drawn from the number of noble colleagues and noble Lords …..."Lord German - View Speech
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