Lord Randall of Uxbridge

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the key programmes that will enable delivery of the targets under the Environment Act 2021.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will bring forward the legislation for targets under the Environment Act 2021 prior to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in December.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will use the extension to the deadline for publication of targets under the Environment Act 2021 to develop a terrestrial protected areas target, as proposed by the consultation on the targets and to help meet ...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to bring forward the Environment Act 2021 environmental targets legislation, and whether this will be before the UN Convention on Biodiversity (COP15) Part II meetings in Montreal from 7 to 19 December.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make a statement on the key programmes that will enable delivery of the environmental targets required by the Environment Act 2021.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to use the extension to the publication of environmental targets required by the Environment Act 2021 to develop a terrestrial protected areas target in order to help meet the UK's commitment t...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee to encourage "efforts to monitor, understand and analyse changes in the extent, condition and functioning of marine and coastal ecos...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Darwin Plus Local fund to build local environmental conservation capacity in UK Overseas Territories will be launched by the end of the year; and whether the Darwin Plus Strategic fund to allow Overseas Territor...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the findings of the UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will include "a roadmap to inclusion of saltmarsh and seagrass" in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory, as recommended by the Climate Change Committee in their report Briefing: Blue Carbon, published in March.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the proposed UK delegates attending the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal will be from (1) UK Overseas Territories, and (2) Crown Dependencies.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in the Biomass Strategy to ensure that energy crops do not create competition with food production on high quality agricultural land.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Drax about the sustainability of their supply chains in relation to the cutting down of primary forests.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the projected impact of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) on household energy bills.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce the Committee on Climate Change's hierarchy of uses for timber favouring non-burning applications; and whether subsidies will reflect this hierarchy.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassess biomass electricity's classification as both a renewable and carbon neutral energy source.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect and expand temperate rainforests in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current state of avian flu in (1) the poultry industry, (2) game birds, and (3) wild birds; and what plans they have to reduce the prevalence and spread of the disease.

To ask His Majesty's Government why the importers of (1) Elf Bar, and (2) Geek Bar, e-cigarette brands are not on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment register.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with stakeholders regarding the current outbreak of avian flu.