"I thank the Minister for her Answer. At the moment, every year, fishing boats are catching—this is an underestimate because not all boats are monitored—at least 10,000 seabirds, 1,000 cetaceans such as harbour porpoises, common dolphins, humpback whales and minke whales, and around 500 seals. That is absolutely appalling. Will …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, one of the points I was trying to make was that we do not actually know how large the bycatch from all the fishing ships is. We cannot make plans or solve the problem if we do not know how many other species are being killed. That is …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, my Amendment 9 asks for information that is necessary to understand the full situation. I had better declare that I rent a flat in a social housing block, which was presumably bought under right to buy.
"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 22, which again is about transparency. I am sure the Minister is going to say again that all the information is out there, but this is actually about collating it, so that we do not have to hunt for it, and it is …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I thought those were very interesting amendments. I am sorry that I had not read them, but they are interesting and worth considering by the Government.
"Was that begging too much? I am trying to get progress here.
On Amendment 35, on transport plans, this is from Fran James, founder of the Football and Climate Change Newsletter:
“I welcome that at Committee stage the Minister was clear that the Government support the principle of sustainable transport …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"My Lords, I want first to congratulate the Minister on the speed at which she is going through her responses to us. It is absolutely admirable. I will try to be brief. I have two amendments in this group and have seconded Amendment 48 from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech
"I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this group. I accept that the amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, is a very sensible one, and every council ought to think along those lines. However, I am incredibly disappointed at the lack of support for environmental and …..." Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb - View Speech