"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 …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"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 …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"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.
"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, …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"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...." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 273, which is a very simple amendment that aims to put into action what IICSA recommended: that mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse should happen with no exceptions. The inquiry argued that, even if abuse is disclosed in the context of …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville for securing this debate and for highlighting in her very powerful speech the incredibly detrimental effects of plastic in the environment. As she says, …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to have the opportunity to speak in the gap. I declare an interest as a member of Energy Local Totnes. I wanted to speak because of an electricity market regulatory change called P441, currently out for consultation, which would make local energy supply schemes …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech
"My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. I have the honour to serve on your Lordships’ Built Environment Committee. It is no coincidence that two of us who have added our names to this amendment are on that committee, the second being the noble Lord, Lord Gascoigne, …..." Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer - View Speech