The Earl of Leicester (Con)

My Lords, I am sorry—this is my first and last Oral Question, if the House will allow me some forbearance. As I was saying, further legislation is not necessary and it should not be a priority for the

I thank the Minister for her response and I hope that the consultation will be a fair one. The Hunting Act was the result of 700 hours of debate, and it was what hunting opponents wanted. Hunts adapte

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of trail hunting to the rural economy.

I just make the point that the whole point of regenerative agriculture is to regenerate those mycorrhizal fungi and the soil. If the noble Baroness is saying that we cannot and should not use artifici

My Lords, I mentioned varying the 60% or 80% rate of nitrogen application but, sadly, it is not as easy as that. No simple rule of thumb can be followed by all farmers since geography, soil type and c

My Lords, I thank noble Lords on the committee for agreeing to undertake this inquiry into nitrogen. Although it was my suggestion, I can take no credit for it; that must go to two scientists who work