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HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI, too, am very fond of the Purr Minister competition, which is run by Battersea, which I had the privilege of visiting several years ago, when Midnight, who I certainly do not…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Right to Food in LegislationI thank the hon. Lady, who I am proud to call a friend, for that intervention. I would very much like to continue to work with her to identify particular areas of need. Work is…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Right to Food in LegislationIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) on securing such an important debate.…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Right to Food in LegislationI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I enjoy working with Lesley Griffiths, the Welsh Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, on food security issues—she was a…21 Oct 2020HANSARDPet TheftIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess). I congratulate my hon. Friend the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDPet TheftThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, which is that very often pet theft is carried out by criminal gangs, who use every opportunity to evade justice. If someone causes an…19 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Part of the problem is that there is no officially agreed definition of a supertrawler, but it is fair to say that we have one UK-registered vessel that is over 100 metres in…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I would be delighted to. The Government have been clear throughout that access to the UK’s territorial seas is out of scope for any fisheries framework agreement with the EU. Any…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]It may well be a Labour party policy now, but it was in our 2018 White Paper. The economic link is the route through which we ensure that there is a benefit to the UK from quota…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that clarification and I look forward to working further with him on the important issue of safety. The MCA raised the particular issue that…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I am afraid it is too early to answer the hon. Gentleman’s question, but I look forward to future discussions with him about that. Some of tonight’s amendments do relate to…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Well, the Chairman of the Select Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish), told us to eat more fish. That should not be difficult with Arbroath…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I have nothing but the greatest respect for the Chairman of the Justice Committee, on which I was very proud to serve for so many years. He and I have discussed this very issue…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]No, I do not think that is the case. When we pass the Fisheries Bill, as I very much hope we will do shortly, there will be no question but that we will be able to impose licence…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I would be delighted to give way to my former Chair.13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]This Bill marks a really important step forward as we leave the inflexibilities of the common fisheries policy. It puts in place the framework necessary for the UK to operate as a…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I will, if I may, come to that very shortly. It is an important point and one that I personally am very interested in, having been on the Select Committee on Justice and written a…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]If I may I will make a little progress because I know my hon. Friend is speaking later. Seafish is a fantastic UK-wide organisation that promotes the efficiency of the UK’s…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Enforcement is very important and I will look out for the hon. Lady’s correspondence and ensure she gets a full reply. In our view we have sufficient vessels to control our…13 Oct 2020