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Lords Chamber
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Committee stage - Wed 03 May 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LDEM - Life peer) In summer, there would be bees buzzing around the clover flowers, slow-worms on the edges of the scrub - Speech Link
2: Earl Howe (CON - Excepted Hereditary) , and to maintain and restore habitat, wildlife populations and woodland. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Willis of Summertown (CB - Life peer) Some 80% of our crops in this country need pollination services, and pollinators need habitats and foraging - Speech Link
4: Earl Howe (CON - Excepted Hereditary) , and risk and resilience. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Committee stage: Part 2 - Thu 23 Feb 2023
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: None Sections 9 and 10 talk about the pre and post 31 December 2024 arrangements and the regulation was updated - Speech Link
2: Lord Krebs (CB - Life peer) food safety and animal and plant health standards”. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Young of Old Scone (LAB - Life peer) At a time when we are all concerned about the reduction in pollinators that we rely on to secure our - Speech Link
4: None product safety, fair trading, food safety and standards, and agricultural and pesticide safety. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
2nd reading: Part 1 - Mon 06 Feb 2023
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (LAB - Life peer) It is no mean feat to unify the CBI and the TUC, industry and environmentalists, farmers and factory - Speech Link
2: Baroness Parminter (LDEM - Life peer) I will come on to that in a moment.Our bees and pollinators may be subject to neonicotinoids, which kill - Speech Link
3: Lord Hendy (LAB - Life peer) implement health and safety laws under Articles 386 to 388 and 399 of the trade and co-operation agreement - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Bee-killing Pesticides - Wed 01 Feb 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) the all-party parliamentary groups on bees and pollinators and on the environment for their help in - Speech Link
2: Patricia Gibson (SNP - North Ayrshire and Arran) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
3: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
4: Samantha Dixon (LAB - City of Chester) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
5: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
6: Caroline Lucas (GRN - Brighton, Pavilion) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
7: Daniel Zeichner (LAB - Cambridge) and other pollinators. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
UN Biodiversity Conference: COP 15 - Thu 12 Jan 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Randall of Uxbridge (CON - Life peer) enhanced, and sharing the monetary and non-monetary benefits of utilisation. - Speech Link
2: Lord Howarth of Newport (LAB - Life peer) week, a report in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has estimated that the global loss of pollinators - Speech Link
3: Baroness Walmsley (LDEM - Life peer) I assure him that I and the 100,000 little worker bees I have at home in my hive will continue to do - Speech Link
4: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (CON - Life peer) co-ordination and strengthen ambition; and we worked over many months, alongside Ecuador, Gabon and - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Justin Madders (LAB - Ellesmere Port and Neston) European law, we respect and support workers’ rights and do not need to change them. - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) I will speak to amendments 60, 67 and new clause 4, tabled in my name and that of my hon. - Speech Link
3: None non-emergency use of neonicotinoids, which, as everybody knows, are a type of chemical that inhibit bees - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Parks and Green Spaces: Manchester, Gorton - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Afzal Khan (LAB - Manchester, Gorton) , which I am immensely proud of, and to make a case for urban parks and green spaces to be a national - Speech Link
2: Afzal Khan (LAB - Manchester, Gorton) I also thank all the community groups and volunteers for giving up their time and for their hard work - Speech Link
3: Neil O'Brien (CON - Harborough) across the country, and to“creating better places in which to live and work”.The hon. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Bees: Neonicotinoids - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) Up to three quarters of crop species are pollinated by bees and other pollinators. - Speech Link
2: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) Why are we not leading when it comes to saving bees and other essential pollinators? - Speech Link
3: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) What estimates has she made of how many bees and pollinators will be killed this year by authorisation - Speech Link
4: Victoria Prentis (CON - Banbury) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
5: Margaret Greenwood (LAB - Wirral West) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
6: Lilian Greenwood (LAB - Nottingham South) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
7: Victoria Prentis (CON - Banbury) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
8: Caroline Lucas (GRN - Brighton, Pavilion) and other pollinators. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 27 Jan 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: George Eustice (CON - Camborne and Redruth) thiamethoxam has been granted for sugar beet, which is a non-flowering crop so there is no direct risk to bees - Speech Link
2: George Eustice (CON - Camborne and Redruth) is a common approach across Europe, but we have taken many steps to ensure that there is no risk to pollinators - Speech Link
3: Desmond Swayne (CON - New Forest West) What are the very best examples of preparation and enrichment and classes for parents, and what is the - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Pesticides: Thiamethoxam - Thu 20 Jan 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) The environmental assessment identified potential risks to bees and the authorisation imposes strict - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) I have no doubt that other Peers will address the absolutely crucial issue of bees. - Speech Link
3: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) policies reflect the needs of pollinators right across the piece. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Whitaker (LAB - Life peer) and other pollinators. - Speech Link
5: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (LDEM - Life peer) and other pollinators. - Speech Link