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HANSARD Agriculture BillI should begin by declaring my interests: my family have farmed near Banbury for many years. This Bill represents a decisive break with the common agricultural policy, as we move…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillOh dear. I remain very fond of my hon. Friend, who continues to tempt me, Madam Deputy Speaker, down routes that we really do not need to go down in discussing this…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI must politely disagree. I do not think that there needs to be any amendment to the Bill in order to continue the great work that the Trade and Agriculture Commission is…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI am afraid that the Trade and Agriculture Commission is not within my gift; it is a matter for the Department for International Trade whether the work and life of that commission…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillYes, I will be getting on to that in a minute, too. Members will see that Lords amendment 16 has a large number of conditions that, were it to pass, would apply to continuity—so,…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillIf my hon. Friend can contain himself, I will get on very shortly to a long section of my speech that details how Parliament will be able to scrutinise future trade agreements. It…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI promised to give way to my hon. Friend, and I forgot.12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillYes, those in the Department for International Trade stood on the manifesto that my hon. Friend and I were also proud to stand on. We are absolutely committed to high standards.12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThe hon. Gentleman is partly right. Many of the concerns expressed, perhaps more wildly, in the tabloid press—possibly not by the farming sector—are indeed about the safety of…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI will not just at the moment, but I will later. I am afraid to say that, despite the considerable thought that has gone into the amendments, we have not yet found a magic form of…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI am afraid I do disagree with the hon. Lady’s reading of the amendment. My case would be that we already have regulation in place to protect human health from risks, including…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI know that the hon. Gentleman has campaigned on this matter for some time. He has heard what the Department for Education has to say about that. The scheme that I am discussing…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI met the Trussell Trust and the Children’s Society last week to discuss how effective that local authority grant was. I know that my hon. Friend, who has done so much work in…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillMy right hon. Friend will be very pleased, when I come on to that section of my speech, to hear the reassurances that I hope I will be able to give him. Back to amendment 9, and I…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI am currently on amendment 9. I wonder if the hon. Lady was talking about the previous amendment; I am not sure. Nevertheless, I am delighted to say that I am enjoying at the…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillIf I may, I will make a tiny bit of progress, otherwise we really will be here for another 100 hours. The purpose behind Lords amendment 1 is to demonstrate the connections…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillIt is always a pleasure to hear from the hon. Gentleman. I know that the Secretary of State has met him about Lakeland Dairies in the past, and I am sure he will be delighted to…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWe have had a treat this evening—we have had Cotswold lamb, mince and tatties, Aberdeenshire beef, and berries and all sorts of other things. I, for one, have particularly enjoyed…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI believe that the president of the NFU will be visiting Downing Street later this week.12 Oct 2020