In the Lords

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not had recent discussions with the governments of Australia and New Zealand on such a

The Government is committed to increasing the quantity and quality of waste materials that are recycled.

We are committed to maintaining our position as world leaders in animal welfare and want to improve and build upon that record, working in p

The Government has a clear manifesto commitment that in all of our trade negotiations, we will not compromise on our high environmental prot

My Lords, in England the 25-year environment plan marks a step change in ambition for wildlife and the natural environment.

As the noble Baroness will know, we are currently engaging with stakeholders on the content of the England peat strategy and we expect it to

The noble Lord is right in that, from 1970 to 2016 the relative abundance of priority species in the UK saw a dramatic decline of around 60%

The Government stand ready to support whatever action is necessary to boost biodiversity in this country and to reverse the depressing trend

I always welcome debate, particularly around the issue of our magnificent overseas territories.

The noble Baroness is right.