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HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is always a pleasure to give way to the former fisheries Minister, who has knowledge of areas of law I can only dream of. Fixed quota allocation units do not confer a permanent…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)For the reasons that I have set out, I believe that the reporting requirements that need to be legally binding and are in the Bill are more than sufficient, but I am not in any…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe, and to speak to this important Bill. I hear what the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport says about…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman, you, Sir Charles, and I all share an interest and understanding of the importance of recreational fishing to the fishing sector. I assure him that, where…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The amendment seeks to require the Secretary of State to consult any appropriate person when preparing a report on an SSFS. It is of course important to ensure that we have…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The clause makes clear that the relevant fisheries authorities will be legally bound by the fisheries statements and fisheries management plans when exercising their functions.…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The amendment would place a duty on a fisheries policy authority to consult other fisheries policy authorities if it is preparing a fisheries management plan ahead of the joint…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Fisheries management is complex and constantly changing, as the stocks are a wild natural resource. Further, fisheries science and technology is developing quickly and we must be…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Of course we understand the need to base decision making on accurate science, but Administrations may need to act promptly as a precautionary matter when emerging evidence…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Fisheries management plans will transform our ability to manage our fish stocks holistically on a stock-by-stock or fisheries basis, as appropriate. They will help to move our…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We have chosen a six-year review period to match the review period for the joint fisheries policy statement. That review period, as I have noted previously, is a minimum, and…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The clause provides for the Secretary of State to publish details of policies relating to UK quota matters and reserved matters, which are defined in the clause, in a Secretary of…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I would like to take further soundings on that from the devolved Administrations because, as I said earlier, we are concerned about their purdah and election periods. If I may, I…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)No, I am arguing for a six-year period.08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We do not think this amendment is necessary. As the hon. Member for Barnsley East said, the Bill places a statutory obligation on the Administrations to produce a joint fisheries…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]It’s definitely a she!01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]It is a real privilege to close the debate on this important Bill. I will try to address what I can in the moments I have, but where I do not, I undertake to follow up specific…01 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020
Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020.29 Jun 2020HANSARDDraft Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020
Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. The draft Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020 were laid before this House on 9 June. The two instruments…29 Jun 2020HANSARDDraft Direct Payments Ceilings Regulations 2020
Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020Of course our time here is not wasted, Mr Robertson. The instruments before us do omit some redundant provisions that we have previously discussed and cross-referenced. Part of…29 Jun 2020