In the Lords

My Lords, I declare a personal interest in rewilding, which goes back a very long way.

I understand that some may not have heard of this, but developers should have, because it is already current policy in the National Planning

The short answer to the first question is that, were such a thing to happen, it would be a breach of planning permission, and the local auth

On the first point, my noble friend is absolutely right.

It is impossible to answer the question, because it depends on the site and the type of ecosystem created, which determines the kind of prot

I will take up my noble friend on his offer for me not to respond, other than to say that I note his comments and, I think, agree with every

I thank the noble Baroness for raising an important point. It is one that I also addressed in my remarks.

I am thankful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, first for her amendments but also for her support for biodiversity net gain g

In moving government Amendment 194B, I will speak to all government amendments consequential to it.

My Lords, flooding incidents have an utterly devastating impact on communities.