Information since 31 Oct 2021, 5:04 p.m.
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Tuesday 24th May 2022 Lord Trees (Crossbench - Life peer) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Establishing a zoonoses research centre, following the Prime Minister’s address to the UN General Assembly View calendar |
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Thursday 7th July 2022 Lord Trees (Crossbench - Life peer) Short debate - Main Chamber Subject: Effect of current reductions in Official Development Assistance on the global control of malaria, and neglected tropical diseases View calendar |
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14 Dec 2021 - Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted No and in line with the House One of 11 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 126 Noes - 134 |
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2 Nov 2021 - Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted No and against the House One of 11 Crossbench No votes vs 41 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 178 |
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6 Dec 2021 - Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted Aye and against the House One of 7 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 25 Noes - 74 |
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12 Jan 2022 - Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted Aye and in line with the House One of 16 Crossbench Aye votes vs 5 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 145 |
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2 Mar 2022 - Nationality and Borders Bill - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted Aye and in line with the House One of 22 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 122 |
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16 Mar 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted Aye and in line with the House One of 39 Crossbench Aye votes vs 12 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 159 |
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16 Mar 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context Lord Trees voted Aye and against the House One of 28 Crossbench Aye votes vs 21 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 145 Noes - 179 |
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Animals: Electric Shock Equipment
Asked by: Lord Trees (Crossbench - Life peer) Thursday 3rd February 2022 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the welfare implications of ther baiting of electrified fences used to keep animals in or out of defined areas. Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) In England, wildlife is protected by law through legislation such as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
Section 11 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 prohibits certain methods of killing or taking wild animals. Under subsection 2(c), a person will be guilty of an offence if they set in position any electrical device for killing or stunning, calculated to cause bodily injury to any wild animal included in Schedule 6 of that Act, such as badgers and hedgehogs. It is also an offence under regulation 45 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to use electrical and electronic devices capable of killing or stunning, for the purpose of capturing or killing a European protected species, or for any of the protected species listed on Schedule 4 of those Regulations.
The Government has not made a specific assessment of the welfare implications of the baiting of electrified fences. |
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Pig Farming
25 speeches (12,388 words) Thursday 16th June 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) There is a lack of butchers and vets; I am sure the noble Lord, Lord Trees, will spell out why vets are - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (LAB - Life peer) In particular, the noble Lord, Lord Trees, went into much detail on this, and the possibility of African - Link to Speech 3: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) Trees, talked about food as a percentage of household income. - Link to Speech |
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Zoonoses Research Centre
21 speeches (1,534 words) Tuesday 24th May 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) Does monkeypox not show that just the sort of global framework argued for by the noble Lord, Lord Trees - Link to Speech 2: Lord Cunningham of Felling (LAB - Life peer) problem of BSE, the Labour Government did not go on to establish the kind of thing that the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech |
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Queen’s Speech
146 speeches (56,599 words) Wednesday 18th May 2022 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) further discord and disruption to Nigeria.The noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, and the noble Lords, Lord - Link to Speech |
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Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022
13 speeches (4,881 words) Tuesday 17th May 2022 - Grand Committee Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LDEM - Life peer) However, this could have consequences.The noble Lord, Lord Trees, has eloquently referred to numerous - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (LAB - Life peer) I begin by very much echoing the concerns raised by the noble Lord, Lord Trees, about the Government - Link to Speech 3: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Trees, wanted clear assurances that, if the Secretary of State is given the power - Link to Speech 4: None On the animal disease policy group, the noble Lord, Lord Trees, asked—I think it was the noble Lord, - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
15 speeches (3,417 words) Consideration of Commons amendments Thursday 7th April 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) fellow of the British Veterinary Association and share some of the concerns outlined by the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech 2: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) that we have made the right call in accepting their amendments.I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech |
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Glue Traps (Offences) Bill
19 speeches (6,630 words) 2nd reading Friday 25th March 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness Fookes (CON - Life peer) Yesterday, I had an encouraging conversation with the noble Lord, Lord Trees, who is one of the most - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (LAB - Life peer) She mentioned that this was also endorsed by the noble Lord, Lord Trees. - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]
82 speeches (12,222 words) Thursday 10th February 2022 - Public Bill Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: None The person I was with, who knew about crocodiles, said—and I will stand corrected by the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech |
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Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
15 speeches (4,994 words) Tuesday 25th January 2022 - Grand Committee Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) I believe that the noble Lord, Lord Trees, will address all the points of relevance to veterinary surgeons - Link to Speech 2: None The noble Lord, Lord Trees, illustrated very well the problems of local authorities not overseeing compliance - Link to Speech 3: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) It is also available from any compliant database’s website.The noble Lord, Lord Trees, asked whether - Link to Speech 4: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) It was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Trees, and is very much in my mind as we tackle a range of new - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
19 speeches (5,123 words) 3rd reading Monday 13th December 2021 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Trees, whose understanding of these matters is second to none - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Mallalieu (LAB - Life peer) that it creates a magnet for judicial review; when the foremost vet in this House, the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech 3: Lord Mancroft (CON - Excepted Hereditary) ignore all the suggestions made by Members of this House on all sides, as she said: the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
43 speeches (12,072 words) Lords Hansard - part two Monday 6th December 2021 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lord Marland (CON - Life peer) They could just come to the noble Lord, Lord Trees, and get terrific advice from him, or the noble Baroness - Link to Speech 2: Lord Etherton (CB - Life peer) Trees, and the noble Baroness, Lady Deech. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Strathclyde (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Trees, and the noble Baroness, Lady Deech. - Link to Speech 4: Earl of Kinnoull (CB - Excepted Hereditary) Trees, and the noble Baroness, Lady Deech. - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LDEM - Life peer) Trees, and the noble Baroness, Lady Deech. - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
28 speeches (5,716 words) Lords Hansard - part one Monday 6th December 2021 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness Mallalieu (LAB - Life peer) However, I will first support Amendment 1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Trees, which seems to be - Link to Speech 2: None In this, it differs from the way in which Amendment 1 from the noble Lord, Lord Trees, is drafted. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (CON - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Trees, made the point that this Bill was Article 13 of the EU with bells on. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Moylan (CON - Life peer) I want particularly to support Amendment 1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Trees, to which I have - Link to Speech 5: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) I have listened to the noble Lord, Lord Trees, a lot in my few months in this role. - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
74 speeches (13,172 words) Lords Hansard - part three Monday 6th December 2021 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: None I am not entirely alone in that regard, because I am supported by the noble Lord, Lord Trees, the noble - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (CON - Life peer) Trees, the minute creatures that they produce. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Teverson (LDEM - Life peer) I understand and greatly respect what the noble Lord, Lord Trees, said, but I am also aware that the - Link to Speech |
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Monday 17th January 2022
Written Evidence - Countryside Alliance AWB0049 - Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: that it creates a magnet for judicial review; when the foremost vet in this House, the noble Lord, Lord |
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Wednesday 21st July 2021
Written Evidence - Mike Radford, and Molly O’Donoghue AWB0043 - Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: example, the remarks of Lord Hope, Lord Judge, and Lord Mackay at cols 1617 and 1620, responding to Lord |
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Wednesday 14th July 2021
Written Evidence - Mike Radford, and Molly O’Donoghue AWB0039 - Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: It was this issue of promoting political accountability which Lord Trees attempted to address in his |
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Thursday 14th January 2021
Correspondence - Letter from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Rt Hon the Lord Goldsmith QC on the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, 14 December 2020 UK-Japan trade negotiations - International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bennett and Lord Trees spoke on the im portant topic of Animal Welfare. |
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Mar. 03 2022
Briefing paper on the Bill Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 - Government Bill Briefing papers Found: strateg y and, like many other Peers, for the Bill ™s to be extended beyond vertebrate animals. 25 Lord |
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer) - @natalieben
16 Jun 2022, 4:38 p.m. We are gambling with our #biosecurity, says crossbencher (and vet) Lord Trees #ASF #AfricanSwineFever https://t.co/je6IEkCKk9 https://t.co/98lZNLE7JD Link to Original Tweet |
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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG - @MalariaNTDAPPG
9 Jun 2022, 1:38 p.m. The APPG recently met with @DNDi to discuss innovative treatments for neglected patients around the world. Vice-Chair Lord Trees and DNDi Exec Director Dr Pécoul have co-authored an article for @TheHouseMag on the role the UK has and can play #BeatNTDs https://t.co/SGfepGA48K https://t.co/kmmlnKaA0u Link to Original Tweet |
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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG - @MalariaNTDAPPG
8 Jun 2022, 5:59 p.m. Ahead of the reception, Lord Trees met with members of @ILEPAntiLeprosy, an international advisory panel on leprosy, who spoke of their experiences with leprosy and their work towards a world free from leprosy https://t.co/CRrjntDmiv Link to Original Tweet |
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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG - @MalariaNTDAPPG
8 Jun 2022, 5:48 p.m. Our Vice-Chair Lord Trees co-hosted a reception @UKHouseofLords with @UKCoalitionNTDs on ending the neglect of NTDs, hearing incredibly powerful stories from those affected - @PipStewart on leishmaniasis, Rachna Kumari on leprosy, and Delphine Pedeboy on schistosomiasis #BeatNTDs Link to Original Tweet |
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House of Lords - @UKHouseofLords
24 May 2022, 10 a.m. Preventing future pandemics on the agenda in #LordsQs from 2.45pm as Lord Trees questions government on establishing a zoonoses research centre. 📺 Watch online https://t.co/vOLwprFMJo 2/4 🔽 https://t.co/7aa0Kj91wm Link to Original Tweet |
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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG - @MalariaNTDAPPG
19 May 2022, 11:10 a.m. Our Vice-Chair Lord Trees spoke in @UKHouseofLords Queen's Speech debate on UK support for control of neglected tropical diseases, global health inequalities and the return of the overseas aid budget to 0.7% of GNI #BeatNTDs https://t.co/ryMdN1zhJ1 Link to Original Tweet |