"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, in his long campaign on this issue. My noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville has long fought for those members of society who have found it hard, or impossible, to have their non-traditional homes recognised as …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to support my noble friend Lady Hamwee’s Bill and her absolute determination to close what is a clear gap in the legislation.
"My Lords, I welcome the Statement, but does the Minister agree that marine areas are very important both in terms of climate change, as a carbon sink, and in terms of biodiversity? Does he therefore agree that it is an urgent issue for the Government to make the decision to …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what diplomatic steps they intend to take following the absence of consensus at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that took place in April and May...." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. She will appreciate that the threat of nuclear war is as great as it ever was. The fact that the NPT did not reach a consensus was very disappointing, as she says. Will the Government continue, with all the energy they …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for providing the timely opportunity to examine this concept. As we have heard today, it involves practicality and philosophy. As she rightly said, nature is critical and we are on the brink of a mass …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I am happy to hear from the Minister that the recommendations will result in the tree action plan by the end of this year, but will she bear in mind that there are no protections for trees that do not have tree preservation orders? By the time people …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for the opportunity to debate this important SI—although I am still a bit mystified as to why she is so unhappy, since this realigns the UK with the EU, and this would seem to mean that Northern Ireland is …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate all four of our maiden speakers, whose speeches were very moving and inspirational.
I have been reflecting that, if this were the King’s own speech, rather than the Government’s plan relayed by His Majesty, there would be far more on nature and biodiversity in it, as …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech