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HANSARDUK Fishing Industry: Covid-19We understand that this is a challenging time for the fishing industry and we have taken steps to support the sector. In April, we launched a £10 million financial assistance…25 Jun 2020HANSARDVulnerable People: Food SuppliesWe have mobilised an unprecedented package of support for our most vulnerable people, including over 3 million food boxes and priority supermarket delivery slots. An additional…25 Jun 2020HANSARDVulnerable People: Food SuppliesThe Government have introduced a package of support of over £6.5 billion to help families on benefits to cope with the financial impact of covid. I would like to use this…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Negotiations: North of England Small-scale FarmingWe are clear that any future trade agreements must work for both our farmers and consumers. This week, DEFRA and the Department for International Trade have jointly announced a…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Negotiations: North of England Small-scale FarmingThe Secretary of State has already answered that in some detail. As my right hon. Friend set out, a range of measures are available to protect the hon. Lady’s farmers, including…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Farms: ProductivityThe Agriculture Bill will allow us to introduce ambitious new schemes in England based on the principle of public money for public goods, so that we can reward farmers who protect…25 Jun 2020HANSARDAnimal Welfare StandardsI absolutely agree with hon. Friend on that. The Government are proud of the high animal health and welfare and environmental standards that underpin our high-quality produce. The…25 Jun 2020HANSARDAnimal Welfare StandardsThis Government are committed to the highest standards of animal welfare. Our manifesto made it clear that we will bring in new laws on animal sentience, end excessively long…25 Jun 2020HANSARDAnimal Welfare StandardsWe all shared my hon. Friend’s disappointment, and I am pleased to be able to reassure her that the Bill is due to have its Second Reading on 23 October.25 Jun 2020HANSARDAnimal Welfare StandardsAs I said a moment ago, 23 October is the date available for Second Reading. I have supported the Bill from the beginning and I am pleased it will be moving forward just as…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Farms: ProductivityI absolutely agree that moving away from the CAP provides the opportunity for a more prosperous, competitive and self-reliant industry. We will support UK farms to focus on their…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Fishing Industry: Covid-19I cannot discuss the individual cases, but I can say that applications were reviewed by a panel of experts, including several representatives from the catching and processing…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsI thank the hon. Lady, whom I definitely consider to be a friend, for her intervention. Labelling was raised by a few Members. We have committed ourselves to a serious and rapid…24 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsI fear that I need to make some progress. [ Interruption. ] Oh, well, if it is very quick.24 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsThat was answered extremely well earlier by my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, so I will carry on, if that is all right. The Government have in…24 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsI would like to start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for securing this important debate. This is a subject that Members…24 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Direct Payments to Famers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020, No. 475). It is a pleasure…03 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020I always enjoy debating with the hon. Gentleman. He will be glad to know that the document to which he referred is known throughout the Department as “Daniel Zeichner’s favourite…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed the debate this afternoon. I do not think that that is just because it is my first time out of the…13 May 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I should start by declaring my interest: my family has farmed on the Oxfordshire- Northamptonshire border for many years, and I am also a keen…13 May 2020