The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Fookes) (Con)

My Lords, I have been increasingly concerned over the years about the preoccupation with numbers. It seems to me that this is putting the cart before the horse. We should be looking at whether the Hou

My Lords, I regard environmental horticulture as a vital stakeholder in all this. Does the noble Baroness agree, and if so, can she put some pressure on Defra to think the same way?

My Lords, does the naval ship that is out there still carry a contingent of US Coastguard forces, as it did when I was on a similar ship many years ago as a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Sc

My Lords, I am obliged to remind the Committee that, if there were to be a Division in the Chamber, we will adjourn for 10 minutes. It seems highly unlikely.

My Lords, I issue the standard warning that, if there is a Division in the Chamber, we immediately adjourn for 10 minutes.

My Lords, this seems an appropriate moment to have a short break before I call the next business—but not while I am still on my feet.