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HANSARDFood SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for her interest in this really important question. I am pleased to confirm that the Food Standards Agency has agreed to ensure that there are no more…23 Jun 2022HANSARDFood SecurityAs the hon. Lady knows, agriculture is devolved. In England, we have been able to take steps to support our farmers through rising input costs, such as those for fertiliser. On…23 Jun 2022HANSARDFood SecurityWe continue to monitor very closely both the cost of food and the effect that this has on household budgets of those who are struggling. The Chancellor, as I have said, has…23 Jun 2022HANSARDFood SecurityI dispute that. We very much have a plan to continue to help people with the pressures on the cost of living. This is a very difficult and sensitive issue. Often, the higher costs…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPuppy SmugglingWe are delivering on our manifesto pledge to crack down on the smuggling of dogs and puppies. The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill includes powers to introduce further…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPuppy SmugglingMy hon. Friend has long taken a particular interest in this matter and he was a very involved member of the Bill Committee. As I said, we will shortly publish the results of the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend and the neighbouring MP are very concerned, as am I, about what happened last year, and I have been to see some of the crabs affected. As he said, we are not…23 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesI will get to that point. Our consultation on pig farrowing crates is not quite ready, particularly the impact assessment on costs, and this is an industry that has really…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I, too, thank the Petitions Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), and all…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: Cagesindicated dissent.20 Jun 2022HANSARDSustainable Food Supply and Cultured MeatIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale) on securing a debate on such…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSustainable Food Supply and Cultured MeatMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I politely refer him to the Government’s food strategy, published on Monday, which carefully makes the case for a healthy, sustainable…15 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetOf course.14 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetThank you, Sir Charles. As ever, it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, particularly when talking about fish. Like everyone in the room, I thank my hon. Friend…14 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetAs ever, the hon. Gentleman makes some very relevant points. I know that many, although not all, fishermen in Northern Ireland are receiving good prices, but many of those are…14 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022. It is a great pleasure to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022As I said earlier, the amendments in the draft regulations do not constitute a change in policy, but simply seek to establish a process through which we are able rapidly to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDAgriculture Sector: Recruitment SupportDo not worry, Mr Twigg—I will not take that long. As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is true to say that much of this debate is possibly for the…25 May 2022HANSARDAgriculture Sector: Recruitment SupportI am not sure that I entirely understand the hon. Gentleman’s point. I am sure that if we are able to evidence that need, helped by the agricultural sector, the horticultural…25 May 2022HANSARDUK Food ProductionMy hon. Friend knows that food is always at the very top of my agenda, and the nation’s food security is as well. He and I have discussed the right frequency for that report’s…28 Apr 2022