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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 16 Sep 2026 Railways Bill
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 129 in my name; Amendments 93, 111 and 313, which I have signed; and Amendment 130A, which has considerable overlap with the other amendments here.
"I thank the Minister for her response. It is good to hear that the Government will move towards increased SFI funding, with a focus on regenerative agricultural practice. However, much of the scientific evidence suggests that adopting these techniques can reduce crop yields in the first three to five years. …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government how they are assessing whether farming practices such as regenerative agriculture align with the sustainable farming incentive payments...." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, I appreciate the response from the Minister. We are very good at saying what is not working but not so good at measuring what is working. Anecdotally we know that some improvements, such as rewilding and regenerative agriculture, are working for nature, but we still lack the metrics …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to Amendment 311. This amendment is to address a systemic issue that we and local authorities already face and will continue to face. That is the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss, the related actions required and the costs of …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"I thank noble Lords for this very short debate. I thank the Minister for her comments and the noble Lord for his. What I am hearing is that it costs too much to actually fulfil our climate change commitments. I find that extraordinary, given how much we are seeing climate …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her reply to that comment, but I also make the point that we are talking about devolved authorities. If we have climate change sceptics as the mayors of these devolved authorities, I can see very few of these opportunities being taken up. But I take …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 241B is in my name, and I strongly support Amendment 192 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett.
The devolution Bill creates these large, powerful strategic authorities whose decisions on planning, housing, transport and infrastructure will shape England’s carbon emissions, climate resilience and natural environment …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech