"My Lords, I took the opportunity to support the noble Lords, Lord Krebs and Lord Anderson, in the previous rounds of this proposal, and I will continue to do so.
The office for environmental protection is the beating heart of the Environment Bill. We are about to embark on an …..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, I am not a natural rebel but I stand in rebellion today. I am troubled by what I see before me. It is always difficult to follow the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, because he has nailed all the key elements. I seek not to repeat but rather to …..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"I will call Members to speak in the order listed. During the debate on each group, I invite Members, including Members in the Chamber, to email the clerk if they wish to speak after the Minister. I will call Members to speak in order of request.
"We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 293C. Anyone wishing to press this amendment to a Division must make this clear in debate...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the mover, the noble Lord, Lord Khan of Burnley...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"Before we move on, perhaps we need a pause to allow people to escape from the Chamber.
They have escaped. We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 188. Anyone wishing to press this amendment or anything else in the group to a Division must make that clear during …..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, I begin by drawing attention to my interests in the register, notably the chairmanship of the National Forest.
I was pleased to put my name to Amendments 105 to 108, because they are necessary and they make the Bill better. We have heard echoed by a number of …..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech