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HANSARDFarmers: CompetitivenessWe have a number of plans to support food production, partly through the farming road map, which we are developing. We have appointed the noble Baroness, Lady Batters, to lead…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmers: CompetitivenessThe noble Lord makes some important points. Interestingly, since Brexit our exports have gone down by 21%. We are very hopeful that the new agreement we are working on with the EU…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmers: CompetitivenessMy Lords, the Government are supporting farmers with a new deal to boost growth and strengthen food security. We will protect farmers from being undercut in trade deals and back…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 March be approved. Relevant document: 21st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…19 May 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful for the broad support for the regulations and for the contributions that have been shared on this instrument. There seems to be consensus that, even in a…12 May 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025My Lord, these regulations use powers contained within the Agriculture Act 2020 which enable the Government to address power imbalances within agricultural markets. These fair…12 May 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 21st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee12 May 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025The noble Lord is absolutely right to draw attention to the work the supermarkets did. They do not always get the credit that they should. That swift reaction was really…12 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank your Lordships for your contributions and comments in what has been a very interesting debate and, in most cases, for your Lordships’ support for the…06 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 February be approved. Relevant document: 20th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…06 May 2025HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025My Lords, these regulations implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for precision-bred plants in England. They provide the practical and technical detail to…06 May 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have made valuable contributions to the debate. As always, I have listened very carefully to noble Lords’ concerns. As I mentioned in…30 Apr 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I declare an interest as I am in receipt of delinked payments. This instrument sets the reductions that will apply to delinked payments in England in 2025. These…30 Apr 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 February be approved. Relevant document: 18th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee30 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapI assure the noble Baroness that food production and self-sufficiency will be at the heart of the road map as it is developed. We work very closely with DESNZ around where energy…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapMy Lords, the Government are planning to publish the first iteration of the farming road map, on growing England’s future, later this year. The Government are working together…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapMy Lords, as I said, the first iteration will be published later this year. As we are still in the process of determining the content of the road map, and therefore the timetable…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsI had almost relaxed then. My Lords, it would be inappropriate for the Government to comment in detail on a company’s commercial regulations. Ofwat notes that the company has now…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsClearly, as I have mentioned, this is a private company and it is the company’s decision around this, so the Government cannot comment too much on what is happening. But in order…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsI am afraid I cannot specifically answer that question. I am very happy to go away and look into it for the noble Lord.28 Apr 2025