That this House recognises that healthy, resilient and thriving natural systems are fundamental to food security, public health, economic prosperity, climate resilience and national security; notes with deep concern the Government’s report entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security: A National Security Assessment, which identifies biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as imminent systemic risks to national security, resilience and prosperity; further recognises that the long-term wellbeing, security and economic stability of the UK depends upon the health and integrity of the natural world; believes that law and governance should better reflect society’s dependence on Nature and the living systems that sustain human life and economic activity; welcomes the introduction of the Nature’s Rights Bill [HL] as an important contribution to parliamentary debate on how legal duties, governance and decision-making can better protect and restore the natural world; remains concerned that, despite existing environmental protections, current governance frameworks do not adequately address the rapid pace of ecological decline or the critical risks arising from nature loss; and calls on the Government to give serious consideration to the legal and governance approaches that recognise Nature as a legal subject and rights-bearing entity, establish a duty of care towards Nature, and align public decision-making, policy development, economic planning and national resilience strategy with the protection, restoration and regeneration of the living systems on which human wellbeing, national security and economic activity depend.

That this House recognises that healthy, resilient and thriving natural systems are fundamental to food security, public health, economic prosperity, climate resilience and national security; notes with deep concern the Government’s report entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security: A National Security Assessment, which identifies biodiversity loss and...

That this House condemns the failed experiment of water privatisation, which has led to soaring bills, decades of poor service and the pollution of waterways; recognises the Government's objection to a £10 billion rescue proposal for Thames Water and its belief this would place an undue burden on consumers; notes that this proposed private sector rescue deal would lead to Thames Water being part controlled by Elliott Investment Management, led by Paul Singer, a billionaire donor to Donald Trump; further notes that Thames Water’s successive owners have saddled the company and customers with £17.6 billion of debt since it was privatised in 1989, whilst paying themselves billions in dividends and bonuses; objects to rising household water bills across the country and the 44% real increase in water bills in England and Wales since 1991; further recognises that water is publicly owned in 90% of the world and 82% of the British public want to see water companies nationalised; calls for Thames Water to be placed in special administration and for its assets and functions to be transferred permanently to a publicly-owned company; rejects the Government's contested assertion that nationalisation of the water industry would cost £100 billion, and believes investment needed, dividends paid, and debts incurred should be taken into account when determining a fair price; and further calls for all failing water companies in England to be brought into public ownership so that the water network can be managed for the benefit of citizens not shareholders.

That this House condemns the failed experiment of water privatisation, which has led to soaring bills, decades of poor service and the pollution of waterways; recognises the Government's objection to a £10 billion rescue proposal for Thames Water and its belief this would place an undue burden on consumers; notes...

That this House recognises the vital role nature-based solutions such as wetland restoration, tree planting, restoring bogs and rewilding rivers can play in reducing flood risk; welcomes research by Rewilding Britain that suggests nature-based techniques can decrease flood peaks by up to 50%, making them one of the best defences against flooding; is concerned that despite the clear benefits of nature-based solutions, just 3% of the public funding for managing flood risk in England goes to natural flood management; believes that when one in six homes across the UK are currently at risk of flooding and 1-in-9 new homes are built in flood-risk areas it is vital that investment in nature-based solutions to flooding is scaled up; notes that water companies, many of whom are recording record breaking profits, would be well-placed to invest in nature-based solutions to flooding; further notes that to-date merely advising water companies to do so has not delivered results; and therefore calls on the Government to include in the forthcoming Water Reform Bill a requirement on water companies to use nature-based solutions as a means to improve water and flood risk management services.

That this House recognises the vital role nature-based solutions such as wetland restoration, tree planting, restoring bogs and rewilding rivers can play in reducing flood risk; welcomes research by Rewilding Britain that suggests nature-based techniques can decrease flood peaks by up to 50%, making them one of the best defences...

That this House recognises the vital role nature-based solutions such as wetland restoration, tree planting, restoring bogs and rewilding rivers can play in reducing flood risk; welcomes research by Rewilding Britain that suggests nature-based techniques can decrease flood peaks by up to 50%, making them one of the best defences against flooding; is concerned that despite the clear benefits of nature-based solutions, just 3% of the public funding for managing flood risk in England goes to natural flood management; believes that when one in six homes across the UK are currently at risk of flooding and 1-in-9 new homes are built in flood-risk areas it is vital that investment in nature-based solutions to flooding is scaled up; notes that water companies, many of whom are recording record breaking profits, would be well-placed to invest in nature-based solutions to flooding; further notes that to-date merely advising water companies to do so has not delivered results; and therefore calls on the Government to include in the forthcoming Water Reform Bill a requirement on water companies to use nature-based solutions as a means to improve water and flood risk management services.

That this House recognises the vital role nature-based solutions such as wetland restoration, tree planting, restoring bogs and rewilding rivers can play in reducing flood risk; welcomes research by Rewilding Britain that suggests nature-based techniques can decrease flood peaks by up to 50%, making them one of the best defences...

That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely unregulated; recognises that cultural norms cannot justify the extreme suffering inflicted on highly sentient marine mammals; acknowledges the efforts of the Stop the Grind initiative in advocating to end to this practice; urges the Government to continue to raise this issue with the Faroese authorities, and call for an immediate end of the grindadráp; further urges the Government to review the terms of the free trade agreement with the Faroe Islands if swift action is not forthcoming; and calls for country-of-origin labelling of Faroese fish products to be mandated to enable consumers to make informed choices.

That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely...

That this House is concerned by proposals to use the powers in the Public Order Act 2023 to give protected national research infrastructure status to universities, laboratories, medical facilities and other facilities licensed for animal experimentation under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; is further concerned that this could have potentially wide-ranging implications for civil liberties, including reducing democratic scrutiny by restricting the right to peacefully protest against these facilities and by extending policing powers in a manner disproportionate to genuine public order needs; notes that despite the existence of modern reliable alternatives to animal testing around 2.64 million scientific procedures involving animals were carried out in Great Britain in 2024 according to Home Office statistics; further notes the role played by peaceful protest in monitoring and raising public awareness of potentially non-compliant handling, testing and disposal of animals within such facilities; and calls on the Government to withdraw the statutory instrument designating life sciences facilities as Key National Infrastructure, to publish a full rights-based impact assessment of its proposal, and to prioritise investment in animal-free research, humane science and transparent public engagement rather than expanding counter-protest powers.

That this House is concerned by proposals to use the powers in the Public Order Act 2023 to give protected national research infrastructure status to universities, laboratories, medical facilities and other facilities licensed for animal experimentation under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; is further concerned that this could have potentially...

That this House acknowledges the UK's legal commitment to reduce carbon emissions; notes the significance of Government schemes such as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation in delivering this commitment; further notes that 14% of UK carbon dioxide emissions are from domestic dwellings; recognises that electric heating is vital to reducing emission from homes; expresses concerns that any cuts to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme or Energy Company Obligation could have negative consequences for installers of domestic renewables, supply chains and hold back the decarbonisation of heating across the UK; and urges the Government to fully support clean heat schemes.

That this House acknowledges the UK's legal commitment to reduce carbon emissions; notes the significance of Government schemes such as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation in delivering this commitment; further notes that 14% of UK carbon dioxide emissions are from domestic dwellings; recognises that electric heating...

That this House notes the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) assessment that the UK is not yet adapted for the changes in weather and climate that we are living with today, let alone those that are expected over coming decades; further notes the Joint Intelligence Committee’s warning that climate breakdown poses a severe national security threat; is concerned that one in six homes in England and one third of railway and road miles are now at risk of flooding, and that an extra 30,000 deaths a year from extreme heat in England and Wales are expected by the 2070s; regrets that the Government has not yet introduced measurable or time-bound adaptation targets or delivered concrete actions, such as a heat strategy or a maximum safe temperature for workplaces; highlights that failing to invest now in making our economy, communities, housing, public services and infrastructure climate resilient will cost more in the long term and threatens lives, as well as jobs and the security of our food, water and energy supplies; urges the Government to therefore immediately adopt the CCC recommendation to prepare the country for the weather extremes that will be experienced if global warming levels reach 2°C above preindustrial levels by 2050; and further urges the Government to introduce a new sixth mission to protect the public against the growing climate threat, alongside a National Climate Resilience Plan to ensure preparedness is fully integrated into all sectors, including housing, transport, and infrastructure.

That this House notes the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) assessment that the UK is not yet adapted for the changes in weather and climate that we are living with today, let alone those that are expected over coming decades; further notes the Joint Intelligence Committee’s warning that climate breakdown poses...

That this House notes that cattle to cattle transmission is the main cause of the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB); considers that culling badgers to eradicate bovine TB is unscientific, ineffective and unnecessary; is concerned that 51% of the badger population estimate in 2013 have been culled since then and that the Government’s TB Eradication Strategy allows the continued killing of badgers, a protected species, until the end of this Parliament; is further concerned by proposals in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to undermine the Badger Protection Act 1992; supports evidence-based policy making to eradicate bovine TB that will benefit farmers and their cattle, while avoiding the devastation and costs to the public purse associated with the mass slaughter of our wildlife; and therefore calls on the Government to stop the persecution of badgers, withdraw plans to weaken the legal protection currently given to badgers, and to immediately end its policy of badger culling, in favour of cattle and badger vaccination, improved testing and strengthened biosecurity.

That this House notes that cattle to cattle transmission is the main cause of the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB); considers that culling badgers to eradicate bovine TB is unscientific, ineffective and unnecessary; is concerned that 51% of the badger population estimate in 2013 have been culled since then and...

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 776), dated 30 June 2025, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be annulled.

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 776), dated 30 June 2025, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be annulled.

That this House is deeply concerned about the military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran; supports diplomatic efforts to maintain a ceasefire; acknowledges the deployment of UK combat aircraft and naval assets to the region; and notes that whilst there is no requirement for parliamentary approval to a decision to commit Britain to military support or action, there are precedents for doing so and, therefore, urges the Government not to undertake, support or facilitate any military action against Iranian territory or forces without debate and a vote in this House.

That this House is deeply concerned about the military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran; supports diplomatic efforts to maintain a ceasefire; acknowledges the deployment of UK combat aircraft and naval assets to the region; and notes that whilst there is no requirement for parliamentary approval to a...