Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, who has such deep expertise in this area. I support this Bill which, as others have said, is long overdue, and draw attention to my membership

I thank the Minister but, under the Forestry Act 1967, the destruction of the Whitewebbs oak in Enfield—still alive at the time—required an application to the Forestry Commission for a felling licence

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of legal protections for ancient trees; and whether further measures, including stronger penalties, are needed to prevent

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 22 in my name. I apologise for not being able to speak at Second Reading, as I was overseas on a parliamentary delegation. I declare an interest as a member of the

My Lords, I welcome this timely and important debate. I want to start by addressing head-on the issue of the so-called overdiagnosis of mental health conditions. In these increasingly contested and of

My Lords, my remarks today focus mainly on health and its poor relation, social care, which had no mention in the gracious Speech. I will also comment briefly on some defence and national security iss