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HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19On recommendation 12, food boxes contained a basic selection of food and other essential items for those who were unable to leave home. They were a standardised package, designed…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19Yes. I am happy to go into immense detail with my hon. Friend, possibly not in this debate because, frankly, that is the subject of several hours of discussion in itself. I am…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19Never again.05 Nov 2020HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19It is a great pleasure to serve for the first time under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank all those who have worked so hard to keep the nation fed throughout this difficult…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19This is a difficult and delicate area, but the point I am trying to make is that we need to address the needs of all those who are in food poverty. Obviously, children are…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19I agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman, which brings us nicely to processing plants and recommendation 21. The hon. Member for Cambridge made important points about an…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Food Supply: Covid-19I think my hon. Friend is being rather impatient. He had the first part of the report in July, to which the Government are actively considering their response, and he will get the…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI should start by declaring my farming interests and the fact that I come from a farming family, but that is not the only reason hat I think this is one of the most exciting Bills…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThat is very kind. We should also thank the farmers, who are rightly proud of the food we produce. It has proved very difficult to find the right form of legislative words to…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThe whole purpose of the reporting mechanism is that it will not just be for Parliament, or indeed any of the devolved Administrations, to object to the report; it will be…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThe Bill has been much improved by more than 100 hours of debate, and I do not mean to give it much more. On the trade and agriculture amendments to the Trade Bill, we will work…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 16B.04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI will not, because many Members wish to speak and I have been asked to be as quick as possible. As I was saying, the house asked for scrutiny of trade deals, and I am pleased to…04 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am absolutely sure that the regulations are necessary. I am also absolutely sure that they are not bringing about a great deal of change in policy terms, and that the hon.…02 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020No, not at all. That merely set out the policy intention for the future, which is to assist people who import. If we make the regulations this afternoon, there will be an update…02 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020indicated dissent .02 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.02 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. The two statutory instruments, which were laid before the House on 5 October, are closely related and apply to…02 Nov 2020HANSARDAnnual Fisheries Negotiations 2020: UK Priorities and ObjectivesThe UK is now entering into a period of annual fisheries negotiations to agree fishing opportunities and access to waters for the 2021 fishing year. We will be doing that as an…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIt is great, after a rather fractious week in the Chamber, that peace and love have broken out on Friday. I think everybody here would like to thank my hon. Friend the Member for…23 Oct 2020