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HANSARDLivestock FarmersThe Welsh Government intend to move away from their current practice of individual animal valuation. They are considering and have recently consulted on moving to a practice of…10 Mar 2022HANSARDLivestock FarmersIt is fair to say that the dreadful situation in Ukraine means that food security in the broader sense is uppermost in all our minds. We must feel very fortunate in this country…10 Mar 2022HANSARDLivestock FarmersLivestock production is important for food production, the capture of carbon in pasture and the preservation of some of our most iconic landscapes. Our new policies—including the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDLivestock FarmersOnly time constraints prevented me from setting out in full what we are doing with the pig industry. We have been careful to work with the pig industry in lockstep at all stages…10 Mar 2022HANSARDLivestock FarmersI wish—and I am sure that some of the hon. Gentlemen’s farmers wish—that the Scottish Government were going with the real benefits that we are able to make as a result of Brexit…10 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill was introduced in June and completed Committee stage in November. We continue to work on the Bill, and have added a new pet abduction…10 Mar 2022HANSARD What Works Network: Centre for FoodIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate the hon. Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) on securing the debate. I very much hope…02 Mar 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI had better make progress; I am so sorry. Real progress has been made in that space. The slaughter incentive payment and private storage aid schemes, which we put in place at the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Torridge and West Devon (Sir Geoffrey Cox), from whom I learnt so much in my days as his Parliamentary Private…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI would be delighted to give way to the hon. Gentleman, with whom I have discussed these matters previously.08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIf the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I will just finish this point. It is very much part of our strategy and our future plans that we should do our best to boost innovation and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI start by paying tribute to all those who work around the clock to keep the nation fed, whether that is in fields, processing plants, factories, wholesalers or stores, and those…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIf Members do not mind, I will make a little progress now, because otherwise we shall be here all day. Our Agriculture Act 2020 committed us to reporting to Parliament on food…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI will come to that point later, if I may. At this stage, I want to say more about the food security report. As I was saying, the first of these reports was published in December.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIt is also a pleasure to talk to my right hon. Friend about these matters. I have also spoken to him many times, in this instance about his plan to boost horticulture,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIf I may finish my remarks, I will. There are many pressures on household budgets, the two top ones being broadly, usually, housing costs and fuel costs. There is very little give…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI hope that in the course of my remarks I will be able to answer the right hon. Gentleman more fully, but in brief I would like to say that we clearly have increases in the cost…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityIt is always a real pleasure to talk to the hon. Lady about these matters, because she has really leant into them over the years, and the work of her all-party parliamentary group…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI am going to make some progress. As we look to our recovery from the pandemic, we are supporting those on lower incomes, including spending over £110 billion on welfare support…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityNo, I will make some progress, if I may. We put in place and then expanded the holiday activities and food programme, which helped to ensure that children are provided with and…08 Feb 2022