Baroness Deech

My Lords—My Lords, I agree with previous speakers. I took a short journey last week in my electric car to a hotel where there were <span id="1650" class="column-number" data-column-number="1650"></span>six charging points. Three of them were for Tesla only—that is not me—and of the other three, one was occupied, one did not work and the other I could not make work. I will not detain your Lordships’ too long by saying that I nearly had a heart attack trying to get home worrying what was going to happen. I should also add that in a new multi-storey car park in Botley, west Oxford, where I liv…full text ↗

My Lords, I am speaking in support of Amendment 2 and Amendment 27, to which I have added my name. In short, these amendments seek to restore so-called Lisbon treaty provisions, or balancing considerations, to our laws on animal welfare, old and new. The arguments in favour are substantial, relating to practices in this country, and legal, relating to the avoidance of judicial review—on which I hope the House will listen to the wise words of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. Article 13 of the Lisbon treaty, which was apparently inserted by reason of pressure from this country, says…full text ↗

My Lords, I am very sorry that the Government have not appreciated the centrality of this amendment—the decent working of the whole Bill. I beg to move.