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HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I am reassured by the departmental staff present that the reductions will be applied to the total basic payment, including the greening and young farmer allowance. That is my…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)I appreciate the hon. Lady’s clear desire to ensure that any statutory codes are fit for purpose, and we are equally committed to ensuring just that. We want to see consistent…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)During our earlier conversation, it was clear that we will have to be forensic and tailored in our approach to data collection. This is very much part of the same theme. We do not…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)What a pleasure it is to have you back with us, Sir David! I thank the hon. Lady for the amendments, which reflect an obvious desire to ensure that all farmers and producers are…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I am not sure that under the drafting of the clause trade unions would be included; in fact, I think they would not. However, it is open to members of a trade union to consult…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)That is not at all the intention. The intention is that where it is necessary to collect data from those in the food chain, the clause gives us the ability to do so. That is not…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for what he has said, and I do not wish in any way to make light of his concerns about data. How we obtain and hold data is extremely important, and I…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)By creating a new power we are moving away from the crisis measures that were designed with the EU market in mind and allowing schemes to be created that are tailored to our…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)In the health and harmony consultation, the majority of respondents suggested that Government intervention is essential in extreme circumstances, identifying market interventions…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Lady, and I welcome her to her place. I thank the hon. Member for Bristol East for the amendment, and I recognise the commitment of the hon.…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)Self-sufficiency has only ever been one part of food security in this country. We supplement our produce with a range of other products from around the world that are difficult to…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 43, in clause 14, page 11, line 45, leave out “any”. This drafting amendment removes an unnecessary word from clause 14(3) for consistency with other…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I will say a few words, not least because I hope they will answer the hon. Gentleman’s point. Clause 13 provides the Secretary of State with the power to make regulations to give…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and the spirit in which he made them. We will certainly all have to work together on perfecting the new schemes for the benefit of us…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)Oh good!03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)Although the issue of standards is not entirely on-topic, I will deal with it briefly. I refer the hon. Gentleman not to leaks from Downing Street advisers but to a speech in the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)Okay, we will discuss that.03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)The clause provides the Secretary of State with the power to make regulations to enable de-linked payments to be introduced in England for the remainder of the transition period.…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for raising the issue of the red meat levy with her amendment. I recognise that there is an inequality arising from the current system of…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)The clause will address the current inequality in the distribution of the red meat levy within Great Britain caused by the complex movement of pigs, cattle and sheep when animals…03 Mar 2020