Debate on select committee report on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Sheehan. The answering member was Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)

Lords motion to take note of the second report of the Environment and Climate Change Committee on Nitrogen: time to reduce, recycle, reuse (HL 161). Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 851 cc99-133GC
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Environment and Climate Change Committee
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items: Nitrogen: time to reduce, recycle, reuse. Environment and Climate Change Committee second report.
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
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Proceeding contributions: Baroness Sheehan | 851 cc99-101GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is my pleasure as chair of the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to ope...; Lord Duncan of Springbank | 851 c100GC (Link to this contribution)
Before democracy so rudely interrupted us, we were hearing from the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan....; Baroness Sheehan | 851 cc100-2GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I repeat that a key recommendation in our report was simplification of the regulatory s...; Viscount Hanworth | 851 cc102-4GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Environment and Climate Change Committee’s report on nitrogen raises many issues, i...; Earl of Leicester | 851 cc104-6GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank noble Lords on the committee for agreeing to undertake this inquiry into nitrog...; Earl of Leicester | 851 cc106-8GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I mentioned varying the 60% or 80% rate of nitrogen application but, sadly, it is not a...; Lord Krebs | 851 cc108-110GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank our chair for her excellent leadership in this inquiry, our clerk and our polic...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 851 cc110-2GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I sincerely thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, and the committee for forcing to th...; Earl of Leicester | 851 c112GC (Link to this contribution)
I just make the point that the whole point of regenerative agriculture is to regenerate those myc...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 851 cc112-4GC (Link to this contribution)
There is a whole other debate there, but I go back to an Italian proverb from the 1930s: “Artific...; Lord Ashcombe | 851 cc114-6GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to serve as a member of the Environment and Climate Change Committee a...; Lord Trees | 851 cc116-8GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am pleased to say that it is a great pleasure and privilege to sit on this committee....; Lord Fuller | 851 cc118-122GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Brineflow Ltd and a director of farming company Se...; Lord Jay of Ewelme | 851 cc122-3GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, who gave such excellent evidenc...; Earl Russell | 851 cc123-4GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I apologise for speaking in the gap on this important report. I, too, thank the committ...; Baroness Whitaker | 851 cc124-5GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too am grateful for the chance to speak in the gap. I concur with all the thanks give...; Lord Roborough | 851 cc125-7GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Environment and Climate Change Committee for its excellent work in producin...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 851 cc127-132GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, on securing this debate. I thank the w...; Baroness Sheehan | 851 cc132-4GC (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for her response, which has finished bang on the dot of 20 minutes. I take t...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 851 c133GC (Link to this contribution)
I just confirm that I will look into the issue the noble Baroness raises in that email and will w...
Subjects: Agriculture Air pollution Climate change Enforcement Industry Fertilisers Farmers Pollution Pollution control Recycling Water Regulation Transport Sewage Training Acidification Nitrogen Soil Nitrous oxide Eutrophication
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Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)

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