Lord Swinfen: My Lords, are any plans in place to offload the cargo to mitigate any potential damage?
Lord Swinfen: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to serving and retired Ghurkas and their families in Nepal to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
Lord Swinfen: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK must be destroyed; and if so, why.
Lord Swinfen: To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland impacts the movement of Italian bees from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, perhaps I might seek clarification from the noble Lord, Lord Cameron. As I read his amendment, it could equally apply to fresh water—rivers, streams and lakes—as well as the sea. I do not think that that is his objective at all, or the objective of the Bill, but as I read his amendment, it could also deal with freshwater fishing.
Lord Swinfen: What is being done to clear up the large number of plastic bottles and other containers that are discarded alongside rural roads?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, what training is given to the inmates to enable them to get a job when they are released, and what help is given to them to get a job?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, what proportion of these people are Christians and what is being done to help them?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, is not the trouble on the M20 often caused by strikes in France, so it is not in fact our fault at all?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, I have one quick question: does this apply to men wearing kilts as well as to women wearing skirts?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, the date of the Recess has been known for over 12 weeks. Why has the noble Lord waited until today for his Motion?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, the police used to patrol on foot, both in the country and in towns, most of the time. As far as I can see, at the moment they patrol in vehicles, which does not give them the chance to know the young people in their area and to know where they should be and where they ought not to be, and so to prevent crime before it starts. Is there any likelihood of this changing?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, as the climate appears to be getting warmer, will we invest in the sort of firefighting aircraft that the Mediterranean region has, which can carry much larger loads of water at any one time?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, what consideration is being given to using Manston Airport on the Isle of Thanet, particularly for freight, to relieve both Heathrow and Gatwick? I know that it is some way from London, but it is easily reached by road and rail, both of which run alongside the airport, which has the longest runway in Europe. Aircraft can go straight out over the North Sea and down the Dover Strait...
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, does my noble friend think that Mrs Ratcliffe is being used as a bargaining chip?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, the world of artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly and changing the whole time. Is my noble friend satisfied that our laws are up to date and can cope with the advances being made?
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, is it acceptable to develop sites with flat surfaces and playing fields on flat roofs? Will my noble friend look into this?
Lord Swinfen: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether community service sentences may include picking up litter in (1) rural, and (2) urban, areas.
Lord Swinfen: My Lords, I am sorry; I was trying to be polite to my noble friend. I thought he was intending to speak but he has decided not to. In 1959, which was some time ago, I was on leave in Munich and was warned by my German hosts not to drop even a match when I lit my pipe or I would be fined on the spot, so I did not drop a match. However, the lane that leads to my home in east Kent, where people...
Lord Swinfen: Perhaps the noble Baroness will answer one simple question to clarify what I think she said. Am I right in thinking that she said that a medical practitioner who had a conscientious objection to helping with an abortion would still have to help with an abortion if it was necessary? That is what I understood that she said.
