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HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Fifth sitting)The Government legislated for net zero emissions, and in doing so we decided not to make sector-specific targets, but we absolutely support the NFU’s ambitions. I do not know…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, at this very exciting time for agriculture. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his broadly kind words this…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a great pleasure to take an intervention from the hon. Lady. She and I have worked together for many years on food waste reduction, so we have had a certain amount to do…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 15 is a technical drafting amendment that makes it clear that a “financial assistance scheme” is one made by the Secretary of State. It is intended, with amendments 16…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)As I said earlier, the environmental land management systems have not yet been worked out. It is clear from the scoping document that was published today that they will vary…25 Feb 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020That was crystal clear, as you promised, Ms Nokes. It is a pleasure to serve as a new Minister under your chairmanship in your first Committee. These two statutory instruments…24 Feb 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020I should like to start by thanking the hon. Member for Cambridge for his kind words on my new appointment, and say that I too look forward to considering the Agriculture Bill in…24 Feb 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020, No. 91).24 Feb 2020HANSARD Maternity Services: East KentAll too often when a baby dies, the shutters come down in a trust and we cannot get the answers that we need. Will the Minister—who is providing great leadership in this area—meet…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan), who is recovering from a major operation, has asked me to thank the volunteers and donors from all…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Criminal LawOf course, what really matters to victims is that there is not reoffending, and that we are able to rehabilitate prisoners while they are in prison. The Minister was talking about…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that those like me who have smallholdings are often overwhelmed by the body of rules, and end up not claiming money that they should rightly claim? Has…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillIt is a pleasure to follow such a great speech and to see the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) looking so well. There is no complacency on this side of the House, but there…27 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillWill my right hon. Friend give us his views on the maternity safety training fund, which I understand is up for renewal soon, and its importance to the midwives of the future?27 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillI thank my fellow farmer for giving way. He mentioned that it is significant that farmers develop their skills over many years and often many generations. When considering direct…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Debate on the AddressOh!19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He raises a very serious issue that has been discussed a great deal on both sides of the House over the last few years. He will…19 Dec 2019HANSARD Debate on the AddressIt is always a pleasure and an honour to follow a maiden speech. No, I did not agree with everything said by the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood), who is new to this place,…19 Dec 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Dr Blackman-Woods) and to hear her talk so movingly about prisons, which, as she knows, is a great interest of mine.…17 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesI thank the hon. Lady for giving way, though I am surprised by the tone of her speech. Would it not behove us all to remember that the people who suffer most from crime in this…16 Oct 2019