"Forgive me for interrupting. The noble Lord is giving us a lot of very interesting information, but we are on Report and I just wonder how much more he has to give us...." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"Good morning, my Lords, and indeed it is good morning. I support Amendment 318C, which has just been spoken to by my noble friend Lord Thurlow. I should start by declaring that I have a son who works for a commercial property company.
"My Lords, my family, on our farm, has not allowed fox-hunting across that land for well over 40 years. However, as a student, I occasionally used to run cross-country with a piece of rope and a scented rag, and was pursued by hounds. I can assure the House that no …..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"Can the Minister confirm that Fujitsu has a role in the national emergency alert system on which our entire society depends? If so, is it time for a rethink?..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"Does the Minister agree that space still lacks an effective and enforceable legal framework, including liability for the space junk that has just been referred to, which is continuously being fly-tipped in space and is now blighting the few usable orbits around our planet? If so, what are HMG doing …..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister confirm that, in the first round of SFI26, the maximum per farm will be capped at £100,000? According to my mathematics, these aspirant billionaires with 50 hectares cannot possibly fit enough options in there to get to £100,000. Would it not be better to reduce …..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a director of a farming company that is regularly the victim of fly-tipping of various scales.
I agree absolutely with every word that the noble Viscount shared with us a little while ago. I would add that the waste, often toxic waste, piled …..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"I am very grateful for the kind things that the noble Lord is saying. To clarify, local authorities will clear up fly-tipping that is on the verge of the highway. Although it is not anywhere in law, if it is beyond 10 metres from there, it is your problem and …..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech
"The argument could be summarised as letting perfect be the enemy of good. I am trying to suggest that seizing vehicles, making the polluter pay, if you can catch them, and putting points on their licence are steps towards solving the problem. They are not the silver bullet—there is not …..." Lord Cromwell - View Speech