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Written Question
Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission
Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 3 November (HL Deb col 1768), what criteria they plan to use to decide which categories of open space should be included in the review of the existing protections of open spaces, and whether they will include covenanted land or land held in trust.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Open and green spaces are an essential part of local social infrastructure and must be protected for future generations. The review of existing protections will examine the fragmented and outdated nature of current legislative protections for public recreational green spaces, assess how these protections complement those in the planning system, and consider the lack of central records on protected land.

Further details on the review of protections for public recreational green spaces, and on the timetable of the review will be shared in due course.

Written Question
Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission
Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 3 November (HL Deb col 1768), what is the timetable for the review of the existing protections of open spaces.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Open and green spaces are an essential part of local social infrastructure and must be protected for future generations. The review of existing protections will examine the fragmented and outdated nature of current legislative protections for public recreational green spaces, assess how these protections complement those in the planning system, and consider the lack of central records on protected land.

Further details on the review of protections for public recreational green spaces, and on the timetable of the review will be shared in due course.

Written Question
Nuclear Weapons
Wednesday 17th December 2025

Asked by: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Coaker on Wednesday 10 December (HL Deb col 236), whether they plan to review their decision not to join the UN panel on the physical and societal effects of a nuclear war; and if so when.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

I refer the Noble Baroness to the answer given on 17 February 2025 to Question 28881, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:

The UK voted against the United Nations General Assembly Resolution "Nuclear War Effects and Scientific Research", which proposed establishing an independent scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war, because the devastation that would be caused by nuclear war has been long understood. The UK questioned the benefit of further research in that area, which could not change our collective understanding of the horror of a nuclear war.

Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

"My Lords, this amendment and Amendment 10 are concerned with plastics pollution. Amendment 6 would require the Secretary of State to assess and respond to the risks to marine biodiversity of plastics pollution that arise from activities that are either under UK control or within UK jurisdiction. This is especially …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

"My Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken and brought their insights and expertise to the debate. I am very glad that it emphasised the issues around overfishing; it will be quite a task for the BBNJ treaty to get anywhere with that, because it is such an issue. The …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

"I will speak to Amendment 3 in this group on the UK’s capacity to comply with Article 5 of the BBNJ, which is about capacity building—building the international capacity to understand the problems and issues and to develop solutions.

The UK is particularly well placed to do that because we …..."
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Scheduled Event - Wednesday 10th December - Add to calendar
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Lords - Oral questions - Main Chamber
Priorities for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
MP: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer and associate these Benches with his tribute. As he is all too aware, the NPT is in a very fragile state, with nuclear arms states modernising and expanding their range of nuclear weapons. Tactical nuclear weapons increase the risk of escalation, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what are the priorities for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons...."
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