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Agriculture Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Young of Norwood Green (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. It occurred during Debate on bills on Agriculture Bill.

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee. It is certainly a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch—I wholeheartedly endorse her views—and the noble Lord, Lord Krebs.

As a number of speakers have already said, we are seeking to bring about the most profound change in the way agriculture is managed and focused. If ever we had any doubt about the importance of the situation we are in, those who had the pleasure of watching the BBC’s programme on Saturday, hosted by David Attenborough, who talked about extinction in a calm, measured and scientific way, were shown beyond any doubt the challenges that we face. This amendment, bringing home to the Government the importance of linking the environmental challenge to the Agriculture Bill, is absolutely well-founded and I am only too happy to endorse it.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
805 c1232 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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