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HANSARD Agriculture BillThis is an excellent Bill, and I am delighted to support it. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. This Bill is the gateway to…03 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I know that my right hon. Friend would never put our country at risk, and I also know that he was born in America, so what plans does he have to convince the US Secretary of…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI am happy to withdraw my intervention, Mr Stringer.22 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, you have completely torpedoed my response because, of course, the only sector that is not subsidised is the pig and poultry sector. It is worth bearing in…21 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillMy hon. Friend makes a vital point, and it is why the Government have a seven-year tail to this policy. The Bill does not do as much as she and I would both like it to do in…21 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillMy right hon. Friend must surely agree that the purpose of subsidy is to ensure that British agriculture can compete with agriculture in the European Union and, indeed, the rest…21 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillNot only am I grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, but I smile at him too. Does he not agree with me that the purpose of subsidy is to keep those farm businesses competitive…21 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the new hon. Member for Angus (Dave Doogan). Making a maiden speech is terrifying; following one, particularly one as good as that, equally daunting. I…21 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillI absolutely agree. Another element to direct payments is that, by paying our farmers, to some extent we control what they are doing. I hope we will get away from that when we…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Environment BillMy constituents, who, like me, care about nature, are absolutely delighted with the Bill. I am thrilled to be able to support it, particularly for rural communities blighted by…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersThe smaller herds are beef suckler herds and the larger herds are dairy herds. The cows also live longer in a dairy herd.23 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersWill the hon. Lady give way? I will explain why.23 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersWe have heard the number of badgers that have been culled. What estimate has the hon. Lady made of the number of healthy badgers that are protected by the vaccination programme in…23 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersThis is not a debate about wildlife lover against farmer; it is about healthy badgers being protected from a vicious and unpleasant infectious disease. It is all about stopping…23 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman may not have noticed, but the Bill has just arrived at the Speaker’s Chair, and it is not as chubby as he might have feared.21 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI would love to agree with the hon. Gentleman. I am not sure that the buses will ever be completely satisfactory in my constituency. We have a fairly sparsely populated group of…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressThat is a very good reason to have a better test and to win the battle against the disease, and then we will not need to do so many tests because the cattle will be clean.14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe problem with vaccinating against bacteria is that it is much harder for the creature—whether it be human or animal—to fight a disease unless it is under pressure. That means…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Drew), who, as always, made many excellent points. I support the Queen’s Speech, which I thought was absolutely…14 Oct 2019