Lord Trees

Lord Trees

The Lord Trees

Crossbench
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Member since 2 July 2012

Recent Debate Contributions

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Forest Risk Commodities

07/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, analysis by Global Witness shows that the UK’s imports of cattle products are associated with the highest levels of deforestation, yet it is...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

06/07/2025Lords

2 contributions
My Lords, I too will speak to Amendment 53A, but first I thank the Minister and her team for their Amendment 49 and the consequential amendments, whic...
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I rise to support Amendment 48 in the name of my noble friends Lord Kinnoull and Lord de Clifford. It is a short amendment but, hopefully, could have ...
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My Lords, nearly every minute a child dies from malaria somewhere in the world. That death toll is easily remedied by the application of vaccination—v...
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Farmers: Competitiveness

02/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, does the Minister agree that competitiveness should include not just price but environmental costs? Given that our farmers can produce meat ...
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My Lords, it is a pleasure to be a member of this Select Committee and to speak here today. I thank our chair and our excellent staff who support our ...
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Energy Grid Resilience

05/05/2025Lords

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My Lords, according to National Grid: Live, we are currently relying on interconnectors from Europe for 25% of our energy. Apart from the cost of impo...
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My Lords, I strongly support these regulations; I do not regret them. The UK is a leader in these technologies, and exploiting and implementing them w...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

05/05/2025Lords

2 contributions
My Lords, I support Amendments 127, 128 and 129 in the name of my noble friend Lord Kinnoull and others. With regard to pets, the main purpose of the ...
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My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of Amendment 124 in the names of the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and others. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Fo...
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Farming: 25-year Road Map

27/04/2025Lords

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I want to press the Minister on the land use framework and when we might see that. It will be essential to ensuring that we have a coherent and strate...
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Solar Panels

12/02/2025Lords

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My Lords, it is frequently quoted that ground-mounted solar installations take over 0.1% of UK land, which will increase to 0.3% when our net zero amb...
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