To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage domestic fruit and vegetable production.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage domestic fruit and vegetable production.

Glyphosate is a widely used weedkiller. Its approval for use in the UK is due for renewal in December 2026.

Glyphosate is a widely used weedkiller. Its approval for use in the UK is due for renewal in December 2026.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure sugar produced under conditions of modern slavery is not sold in products in the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure sugar produced under conditions of modern slavery is not sold in products in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2026, to question 30582 on Artillery: Production, what is the scope of the four-year framework agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2026, to question 30582 on Artillery: Production, what is the scope of the four-year framework agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to make locally produced food more affordable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to make locally produced food more affordable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the production and sale of British precision bred products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the production and sale of British precision bred products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support producers of long-stemmed straw used for thatching.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support producers of long-stemmed straw used for thatching.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase domestic steel production.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase domestic steel production.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to restrict imports of Brazilian beef and encourage greater use of British-produced beef, particularly in public sector procurement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to restrict imports of Brazilian beef and encourage greater use of British-produced beef, particularly in public sector procurement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the nitrogen-based fertiliser used in this country is produced in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the nitrogen-based fertiliser used in this country is produced in the UK.

Lords statement on the offshore Jackdaw gas field and the Government's approach more broadly to North Sea oil and gas.

Lords statement on the offshore Jackdaw gas field and the Government's approach more broadly to North Sea oil and gas.

My Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Amey, Acteon and Buckthorn. I start by warmly congratulating the Government on approving production from the Jackdaw field, which will strengthen our energy independence and security, and add substantial tax revenues to the Treasury. Will the Minister now confirm that the...

My Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Amey, Acteon and Buckthorn. I start by warmly congratulating the Government on approving production from the Jackdaw field, which will strengthen our energy independence and security, and add substantial tax revenues to the Treasury. Will the Minister now confirm that the...

My Lords, we recognise the logic of this decision, but approving a new gas field in a climate crisis is proof that Britain has not moved nearly fast enough to cut demand for gas in our homes and transport. Jackdaw was licensed decades ago. The decision is late because the...

My Lords, we recognise the logic of this decision, but approving a new gas field in a climate crisis is proof that Britain has not moved nearly fast enough to cut demand for gas in our homes and transport. Jackdaw was licensed decades ago. The decision is late because the...

I thank noble Lords for those substantial contributions, and I will do my best to address them as much as I can. I am sure we will have countless opportunities to address them again.

The noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, began by mentioning a number of other North Sea oil and gas...

I thank noble Lords for those substantial contributions, and I will do my best to address them as much as I can. I am sure we will have countless opportunities to address them again.

The noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, began by mentioning a number of other North Sea oil and gas...

My Lords, the Statement includes a proposal that there should be a North Sea energy wealth fund, which will put £2 billion into further development of some kind. I am proud of the way in which, under both parties, we developed the North Sea in an amazing way and at...

My Lords, the Statement includes a proposal that there should be a North Sea energy wealth fund, which will put £2 billion into further development of some kind. I am proud of the way in which, under both parties, we developed the North Sea in an amazing way and at...

I thank the noble Lord for that very interesting question, and I pay tribute to him and recognise his great experience in this field over—being respectful—many decades. He raises a very interesting point about the carbon emissions of bureaucracy; that is quite an interesting question I could ask in the...

I thank the noble Lord for that very interesting question, and I pay tribute to him and recognise his great experience in this field over—being respectful—many decades. He raises a very interesting point about the carbon emissions of bureaucracy; that is quite an interesting question I could ask in the...

My Lords, could my noble friend the Minister inform the House about the Government’s plans for the energy wealth fund. How will it impact household bills and jobs?

My Lords, could my noble friend the Minister inform the House about the Government’s plans for the energy wealth fund. How will it impact household bills and jobs?

I thank my noble friend for that question. The energy wealth fund is an important part of the announcement that was made on the same day that the decision was made on Jackdaw. For once, we must acknowledge that we should make use of the receipts that we receive, and...

I thank my noble friend for that question. The energy wealth fund is an important part of the announcement that was made on the same day that the decision was made on Jackdaw. For once, we must acknowledge that we should make use of the receipts that we receive, and...

My Lords, at COP 30 in Belém, the UK led an international statement on fossil fuels calling for robust monitoring of methane emissions and the elimination of routine venting and flaring. We have heard again today the demonstrably wrong statement about the comparative level of emissions intensity of imports versus...

My Lords, at COP 30 in Belém, the UK led an international statement on fossil fuels calling for robust monitoring of methane emissions and the elimination of routine venting and flaring. We have heard again today the demonstrably wrong statement about the comparative level of emissions intensity of imports versus...

Does it not make a change to hear the Greens actually talk about environmental issues? Being Scottish, I would emphasise that point. The noble Baroness mentioned methane. The North Sea oil and gas sector has one of the lowest methane emission intensities globally. The industry is already taking action to...

Does it not make a change to hear the Greens actually talk about environmental issues? Being Scottish, I would emphasise that point. The noble Baroness mentioned methane. The North Sea oil and gas sector has one of the lowest methane emission intensities globally. The industry is already taking action to...