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HANSARD Commonwealth in 2020But you’re an Army man.09 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that that email was sent in a personal capacity by an adviser? It is MPs and Ministers who make legislation, not advisers—I am pretty sure about…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)Work is ongoing on this exact issue. I encourage Labour Members to join the all-party parliamentary group on geographically protected foods, at which we will discuss this, so that…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman not recognise that we have put it into law that we cannot import chlorinated chicken? We would require primary legislation for that to be removed once we…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Recent Violence in IndiaThe fact that the Indian Government have felt able to pass this law and some of the responses that we have seen to it are deeply distressing. Will my hon. Friend not only confirm…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI was a civil servant at three Departments. On the day of the Brexit referendum result, I was told at the Foreign Office by multiple senior civil servants that it was the wrong…02 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)If this legislation is meant to be pragmatic —if it is there to support farmers and ensure they act in the right way to steward our environment and our communities—should we not…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)rose—27 Feb 2020HANSARD East Leake Health CentreI commend my hon. Friend and neighbour for securing this important debate for her constituents. The issue she raises applies to many rural constituencies such as mine; the numbers…25 Feb 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationThis House failed to act in 2013 and that was a real turning point. Since then, Assad, Iran and Putin have cynically, shamefully and systematically worked to massacre and displace…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemLast week my office met representatives of the Russell Group, who were very clear that they welcome the new immigration system, because it allows them to recruit from every corner…24 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Third sitting)Q What assessment have you made of the impact of the Bill on food producers, particularly the agri-food supply chain, and are there any missed opportunities in the Bill that you…13 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I apologise, perhaps Mr Zeichner planned to ask this, as he is an east of England MP, but I found your description of the east of England as an arable desert slightly confusing,…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that terrorists are traitors? They have declared this country their enemy, and they have declared he and I, and civilians, as legitimate targets to be…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe MAPPA review provides exactly that opportunity. We need this emergency legislation to go through, but it is by reviewing the MAPPA process that we will see results. One of the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillDoes my hon. Friend believe that terrorists can never truly be deradicalised? Having worked in counter-terrorism, I believe that the attributes that make someone vulnerable to…12 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (First sitting)Q This question is mainly for you, Mr Price. My constituency of Rutland and Melton has quite a few farmers who farm rare breeds. Is there sufficient support for rare breeds in the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (First sitting)How do you assess that the security of food supply will be improved by the Bill? What do you see as the UK’s greatest threat to food security? Martin Lines: Food security can only…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport Infrastructure Funding4. What steps he is taking to allocate funding for improved transport infrastructure throughout the UK.11 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (First sitting)I thought you might, but you never know. Christopher Price: We should do it, first, for economic reasons. These breeds were bred to be in a British landscape. They can survive in…11 Feb 2020