"I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and refer to my declaration of interests in the register...." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Randall, very much. I will speak on the marine amendments in this group—Amendment 10 in my name and Amendment 9 in the name of the noble Lord. I also support the other amendments in this group.
"My Lords, many have already commented on the apparent disconnect between the OPL Bill and the UK’s net-zero ambitions. Although I support and share these concerns, I would like to focus on a different aspect of the Bill, alluded to by the noble Baroness, Lady Young: the impact of increased …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"The point I was making, which I think is being followed up, is that there is a two-tier system. Right now, the Bill as constructed does not acknowledge that two-tier system. The problem lies in that two-tier system and the fact that all of these things that will be coming …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"I shall speak to Amendment 16 and to Amendment 15 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, on which we have just heard her speak. I am grateful for the support of the noble Lords, Lord Randall of Uxbridge and Lord Curry of Kirkharle, as well as the …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak very briefly, just to say a huge thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Randall, and the noble Baroness, Lady Whitchurch, for the three of us working together, and most of all to the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, for taking note and working this through. We …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise briefly to give my full support to the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Young.
I want to add one piece of information to the points made by the noble Baroness. This is now urgent. We need much better and tighter legislation in …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, at an earlier stage of the Bill, I made the case, with others, for amending Clause 158, which concerns the statutory requirement for water companies to upgrade sewage plants to meet new nutrient standards in the areas worst affected by pollution. We welcomed this, but although it was …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech
"My Lords, this will be a very short speech. We have obviously heard substantive arguments, both for and against the nutrient neutrality laws this evening. The Government’s Amendment 247A is at this point acceptable. I therefore beg leave to withdraw my Amendment 247. I do so because there are far …..." Baroness Willis of Summertown - View Speech