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HANSARDFood LabellingAs I said, we are undertaking a comprehensive review of labelling; one issue that will be considered is whether a product is produced by GE, which probably will not happen for…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFood LabellingCountry-of-origin labelling must not mislead. If the main ingredient has a different origin—for example if a British pie has French meat inside—the label must say so. I have…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFood LabellingNow that we have left the EU, we can review food labelling to make sure that consumers have the information that they need to make healthy and sustainable choices. We have already…27 Jan 2022HANSARDAnnual Fisheries NegotiationsThe UK and EU have now reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for the 2022 fishing year. This is the second time the UK has entered into bilateral negotiations with the EU…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Veterinary AgreementI was going to leave time for the hon. Gentleman to respond at the end of the debate, if that is all right. I have a great deal to get through.15 Dec 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Veterinary AgreementAll right, as it is Christmas.15 Dec 2021HANSARDUK and Crown Dependencies: Fishing LicencesThis statement provides an update on the written ministerial statement made on 3 November 2021. It sets out the number of fishing licences issued by the UK and the Crown…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Veterinary AgreementOf course all of this is not worth it for VI-1. I merely mentioned the VI-1 certification as one very small example of changes that have been made in recent days. It popped into…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Veterinary AgreementDynamic alignment is not acceptable to this Government. The difficulty is that we are already starting to see some divergence. The hon. Member for Cambridge and I took part—oh,…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Veterinary AgreementIt is lovely to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) for securing this debate and I echo the words of the hon. Member…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021. The regulations, which were laid before the House on 23 November, remove the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021I was anticipating that question. That is probably something for the wine trade to think about internally. Although the wine trade will find the change beneficial, I suspect that…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a great pleasure to respond to the hon. Member for Newport West, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West, who is co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) Regulations 2021When we have made these changes—we are possibly jumping the gun a little bit—I am sure that we can pass that on. I ask hon. Members to support the SI, and I hope that the wine…13 Dec 2021HANSARDFisheries: Annual NegotiationsAt the time of writing, annual negotiations on fisheries are ongoing between: the UK, EU and Norway (the Trilateral); the UK and the EU; the UK and Norway; and the UK and the…10 Dec 2021HANSARDFarmers: ProductivityThere is great potential for farmers to continue to increase productivity in an environmentally sustainable way. Last month we launched the farming investment fund, which will…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDog TheftI am sympathetic to my hon. Friend’s point. The offence, as currently drafted, includes the power to extend it to other species. We are also taking other measures to protect cats,…09 Dec 2021HANSARDFood and Drink ExportersI would, of course, be delighted to meet my hon. Friend, as I have in the past. He is a great trade envoy to Pakistan. We work very closely on this with Ministers in the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDFood and Drink ExportersThere is no doubt that the rules of origin are complicated. We regularly meet our colleagues in the EU to discuss issues raised by our exporters, and we work collaboratively to…09 Dec 2021HANSARDFood and Drink ExportersI am sure the whole House will join me in welcoming the news that the US market is reopening its doors to UK lamb after two decades of restrictions. We want people at home and…09 Dec 2021