To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on how much money was transferred to the Board of Trustees of the High House Production Park on the closure of the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on how much money was transferred to the Board of Trustees of the High House Production Park on the closure of the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to ensure that the local community is represented on the Board of High House Production Park in Thurrock.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to ensure that the local community is represented on the Board of High House Production Park in Thurrock.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on who has been appointed trustees of the High House Production Park in Thurrock; by whom they were appointed; and for how long.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on who has been appointed trustees of the High House Production Park in Thurrock; by whom they were appointed; and for how long.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Innovation in EU Agriculture. (HL 171 2010-12). Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Innovation in EU Agriculture. (HL 171 2010-12). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, first I share the joy and pleasure on this occasion in having the noble Lord, Lord Curry, with us. He is an old friend of mine; we worked together and shared many platforms over many years. We have not always agreed, but we have been mighty near agreeing...

My Lords, first I share the joy and pleasure on this occasion in having the noble Lord, Lord Curry, with us. He is an old friend of mine; we worked together and shared many platforms over many years. We have not always agreed, but we have been mighty near agreeing...

My Lords, I conclude by thanking all noble Lords for their contributions. We have been debating a very important issue this evening and all the contributions have served to underline that fact. I noticed a number of themes emerging from noble Lords’ remarks. The first is the issue of people:...

My Lords, I conclude by thanking all noble Lords for their contributions. We have been debating a very important issue this evening and all the contributions have served to underline that fact. I noticed a number of themes emerging from noble Lords’ remarks. The first is the issue of people:...

My Lords, it is my personal pleasure as well as my governmental responsibility to reply to the debate. I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Coles, and the committee, as well as those advising it, on the thoroughness of their inquiry and the subsequent report on...

My Lords, it is my personal pleasure as well as my governmental responsibility to reply to the debate. I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Coles, and the committee, as well as those advising it, on the thoroughness of their inquiry and the subsequent report on...

My Lords, it is a huge joy, if I may use that expression, to follow a friend of mine of many years’ standing, the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle. I first met him many years ago when he was chairman of the Meat and Livestock Commission. Noble Lords who...

My Lords, it is a huge joy, if I may use that expression, to follow a friend of mine of many years’ standing, the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle. I first met him many years ago when he was chairman of the Meat and Livestock Commission. Noble Lords who...

My Lords, I, too, declare an interest as a member of the sub-committee that produced the report. As the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, has just said, it is an extremely interesting report to participate in. In many senses it was a logical development from some of the other reports that...

My Lords, I, too, declare an interest as a member of the sub-committee that produced the report. As the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, has just said, it is an extremely interesting report to participate in. In many senses it was a logical development from some of the other reports that...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the sub-committee. As our chairman, Lord Carter of Coles, said, our starting point was the issue of feeding the rising global population—as he said, rising to 9 billion by 2050. We should not forget that in the UK the population...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the sub-committee. As our chairman, Lord Carter of Coles, said, our starting point was the issue of feeding the rising global population—as he said, rising to 9 billion by 2050. We should not forget that in the UK the population...

My Lords, I start by warmly thanking the European Union Committee for what was an extremely interesting and, as I found out over the weekend, highly readable report—that is not always the case. In particular, I thank my noble friend Lord Carter of Coles for leading on this piece of...

My Lords, I start by warmly thanking the European Union Committee for what was an extremely interesting and, as I found out over the weekend, highly readable report—that is not always the case. In particular, I thank my noble friend Lord Carter of Coles for leading on this piece of...

Yes. If we wait too long, we may have lost the opportunity to prevent that crisis. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House.

Yes. If we wait too long, we may have lost the opportunity to prevent that crisis. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House.

My Lords, I am delighted to be speaking in the debate in which the noble Lord, Lord Curry, has made his maiden speech. As we have already heard, his CV in the agricultural and rural world is both comprehensive and stellar in quality. It has long been known that there...

My Lords, I am delighted to be speaking in the debate in which the noble Lord, Lord Curry, has made his maiden speech. As we have already heard, his CV in the agricultural and rural world is both comprehensive and stellar in quality. It has long been known that there...

My Lords, there are some out there who would raise their eyebrows at the idea of a report about innovation in agriculture. Far too many people, in both business and politics, consider agriculture to be an antiquated, backward industry with no place in the 21st century economy, to which the...

My Lords, there are some out there who would raise their eyebrows at the idea of a report about innovation in agriculture. Far too many people, in both business and politics, consider agriculture to be an antiquated, backward industry with no place in the 21st century economy, to which the...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a farmer in receipt of payments under the common agricultural policy. "““Sometimes we talk about agriculture as something very old and traditional; it is not competitive and we can forget it. We really don’t understand how strategic agriculture will be in the ""future...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a farmer in receipt of payments under the common agricultural policy. "““Sometimes we talk about agriculture as something very old and traditional; it is not competitive and we can forget it. We really don’t understand how strategic agriculture will be in the ""future...

That the Grand Committee do take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Innovation in EU Agriculture (19th Report, HL Paper 171).

That the Grand Committee do take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Innovation in EU Agriculture (19th Report, HL Paper 171).

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow our chairman. In doing so, I declare my interests as a member of the EU Committee on agriculture that produced this report and as a trustee of a trust that owns agricultural land and receives payments from the EU in relation to...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow our chairman. In doing so, I declare my interests as a member of the EU Committee on agriculture that produced this report and as a trustee of a trust that owns agricultural land and receives payments from the EU in relation to...

My Lords, I am very pleased that this report is being debated today and grateful to the committee for its publication. It is not only timely but on an extremely important subject, as we have heard, and is worthy of debate. May I say what a great honour it is...

My Lords, I am very pleased that this report is being debated today and grateful to the committee for its publication. It is not only timely but on an extremely important subject, as we have heard, and is worthy of debate. May I say what a great honour it is...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for declining labour productivity in terms of both output per employee and output per hour worked; and what action will they take to reverse these trends.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for declining labour productivity in terms of both output per employee and output per hour worked; and what action will they take to reverse these trends.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the decline in labour productivity in the private sector.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the decline in labour productivity in the private sector.