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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Forest Risk Commodities

"My Lords, analysis by Global Witness shows that the UK’s imports of cattle products are associated with the highest levels of deforestation, yet it is predicted for 2025 that beef imports to the UK will rise by 12%, while our own beef production will fall by 5%. Given that, in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"I rise to support Amendment 48 in the name of my noble friends Lord Kinnoull and Lord de Clifford. It is a short amendment but, hopefully, could have a long impact. It would allow tenants in social housing some of the benefits with regard to keeping a pet that this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I too will speak to Amendment 53A, but first I thank the Minister and her team for their Amendment 49 and the consequential amendments, which will improve this Bill substantially. I thank her for the helpful letter about assistance dogs, which is a matter I raised in Committee …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
International Vaccine Programmes: Funding

"My Lords, nearly every minute a child dies from malaria somewhere in the world. That death toll is easily remedied by the application of vaccination—vaccines which we have partially produced in the UK in our industries, research institutes and academia, and which have been partially subsidised in their application to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 Jun 2025
Farmers: Competitiveness

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that competitiveness should include not just price but environmental costs? Given that our farmers can produce meat and dairy products from our sheep and cattle with substantially reduced greenhouse gas emissions than the global and even European averages, should we not be buying British, …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 13 May 2025
Methane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to be a member of this Select Committee and to speak here today. I thank our chair and our excellent staff who support our committee; they really have been outstanding. I have no major interests to declare except that I am a veterinarian and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Energy Grid Resilience

"My Lords, according to National Grid: Live, we are currently relying on interconnectors from Europe for 25% of our energy. Apart from the cost of importing that energy, how much assurance do we have that that electricity comes, and will come, from decarbonised generating capacity?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of Amendment 124 in the names of the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and others. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, and the noble Earl, I am at a loss to understand why potential tenants in social housing are not included in the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I support Amendments 127, 128 and 129 in the name of my noble friend Lord Kinnoull and others. With regard to pets, the main purpose of the Bill is to make it more likely that landlords will accept tenants with pets. That is its purpose, surely, and it …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025

"My Lords, I strongly support these regulations; I do not regret them. The UK is a leader in these technologies, and exploiting and implementing them will be an integral part of developing our biosciences expertise to help drive economic growth in the UK. But much more than that, critically, they …..."
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