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HANSARDShark Fins: Ban on ImportsWe are in the process of preparing the legislation at the moment. I would be very willing to meet the hon. Gentleman on the detailed wording of how we do this. We are making good…17 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Fishing IndustryThat excellent report, which I was very pleased to provide a foreword to, highlights that small-scale fishermen face not only financial challenges but social pressures. The…17 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas…14 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations, Tariff Quotas and Wine) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for making those points. I reassure him and the Committee that we take the way in which SIs are drafted very seriously. It is an important task, just as…14 Jun 2021HANSARDAnnual Fisheries NegotiationsThe UK and EU have now reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for the current fishing year. This concludes all annual fisheries negotiations for 2021. This has been a…10 Jun 2021HANSARDAnimal WelfareThank you, Mr Mundell. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for securing the debate, in which I know he was ably assisted…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerNo, I will carry on if I may. Let me answer the hon. Lady. The Secretary of State has written this week to his Norwegian counterpart, expressing a desire to continue to work…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerNo, I will make progress if I may. In a separate arrangement with the Norwegian authorities, the UK received access to fish 5,500 tonnes of cod in the Svalbard area, as the hon.…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI do not share the hon. Lady’s analysis of the future of the UK’s fishing industry. We believe that there is a bright and sustainable future for the industry. Turning, if I may,…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI do agree, and indeed am trying to explain how very imbalanced the relationship has been in recent years. It is, of course, challenging for our neighbours as we seek to make…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI do not recognise the picture of the jobs situation that has been painted by the two representatives from Hull. I do not recognise the hon. Lady’s figures. I have been briefed…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI will make a bit more progress, I think. When the UK was a member of the EU, UK vessels were able to fish in Greenlandic, Norwegian and Faroese waters because of agreements that…27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI congratulate both representatives from Hull on securing this debate on such an important issue. It was good to meet them earlier in the week and earlier today, and I look…27 May 2021HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021I will come on to that in due course. Briefly, I reassure the hon. Gentleman, while I am on the subject, that we carried out extensive consultation and work with industry before…17 May 2021HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021I do lead an exciting life, never more so than when on the JCSI, which I have enjoyed serving on for many years. I am pleased to be able to answer the hon. Gentleman’s points. I…17 May 2021HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. The two statutory instruments make amendments to fees for plant health services. The draft Plant Health etc.…17 May 2021HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.17 May 2021HANSARD British Meat and Dairy ProductsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani, and to take part in this debate secured by my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby). British…28 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for that large number of questions, which I will try to answer. This was certainly not a case of running out of time at the end of last year. Different…28 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations…28 Apr 2021