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Written Question
Lighting: Pollution Control
Monday 3rd November 2025

Asked by: Viscount Stansgate (Labour - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is responsible for issues involving light pollution.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Minister Hardy holds responsibility for issues involving light pollution.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Avian Influenza

"My Lords, I ask a question about the longer term. The Statement said that

“any future decisions on disease control measures, including the use of vaccination, will be based on the latest scientific, ornithological and veterinary advice.”

Is the Minister able to tell the House, especially in relation to the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Environmental Targets

"My Lords, the Minister talks of ambitious targets. Is it too ambitious to use his position in the department to persuade the Prime Minister to attend COP 27?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Sep 2022
Climate Change and Biodiversity: Food Security

"My Lords, what a pleasure to rise to congratulate the noble Baroness on her maiden speech, which I do on behalf of everyone present here today. She put a powerful and persuasive argument utilising all the expertise she could bring to bear. You would never know that the noble Baroness …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 May 2022
Food Security: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss

"My Lords, in view of the Minister’s reference to the international dimension, is his department involved in work towards the COP 15 conference due to be held in China on the convention of biological diversity and in particular discussion of the strategic plan and its implementation? What can the Minister …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Dec 2021
Sugar Beet: Neonicotinoids

"My Lords, the Minister said that the Government have not yet made their decision, and referred to the advice from the Health and Safety Executive and the Expert Committee on Pesticides. I invite, encourage and ask the Minister to consult, as part of his decision-making, a body such as the …..."
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