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HANSARDPublicly Owned Markets: Food SecurityWe recognise Billingsgate’s importance as a UK distribution hub for fish, and we will continue to monitor the proposed transition closely. We are engaging with the City of London…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPublicly Owned Markets: Food SecurityMr Speaker, all I can do is express my admiration of the hon. Gentleman’s ingenuity in ensuring that his question is in order.19 Mar 2026HANSARDPublicly Owned Markets: Food SecurityIt gives a new meaning to the London Irish.19 Mar 2026HANSARDPublicly Owned Markets: Food SecurityLocal markets are extremely important, particularly for maintaining food supply locally, and I am very interested in seeing what we can do to assist. Most markets are owned and…19 Mar 2026HANSARDStatutory Right to FoodThe Government are taking strong action to improve access to good, nutritious food. We have extended eligibility for free school meals to half a million more children, and free,…19 Mar 2026HANSARDStatutory Right to FoodI certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss my hon. Friend’s work in this area. We agree on the importance of the problems that the commission is looking to resolve and look…19 Mar 2026HANSARDStatutory Right to FoodI have to say that a study of history demonstrates that collectivising the food system does not usually work.19 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleIt is a great pleasure to serve, I think for the first time, under your chairmanship in Westminster Hall, Ms Jardine. We have had a consensus-driven debate, and I thank my hon.…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleRight honourable.10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleWill my hon. Friend give way?10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleI am not right honourable; my twin is, but I am not, just to put that on the record. I thank my hon. Friend for remembering the history, but I wonder whether he can imagine the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleI was going to get on to that, but I recognise the hon. Gentleman’s point about trapping wild animals, which is why that is dealt with quite extensively in the animal welfare…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleI am not going to clarify or not clarify that now because we are still in the middle of negotiations. I do not want to change the way that negotiations are working by commenting…10 Mar 2026HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs… As we announced in the Budget, those new tax rates are worth nearly £1 billion a year in forgone tax revenue for the Treasury, and will benefit 75,000 properties. [ Official…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs… As we announced in the Budget, those new tax rates are worth nearly £1 billion a year and will benefit over 750,000 properties .09 Feb 2026HANSARDFarming Sector ProductivityWe are backing British farmers to build a profitable and sustainable future. We will put £11.8 billion into food and farming in this Parliament, including £200 million for…05 Feb 2026HANSARDFarming Sector ProductivityI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s support for the Batters review, which is an important part of ensuring that the sector remains profitable. I am always listening to farmers. I…05 Feb 2026HANSARDFarming Sector ProductivityThe milk price has certainly had a very difficult adjustment down, as part of the global glut in milk supply, so having been in a period of high prices, we are now in a different…05 Feb 2026HANSARDFarming Sector ProductivityThe first thing to say is that the SPS agreement is attempting to put right the Tories’ botched Brexit deal, which made it almost impossible for many people to export to our…05 Feb 2026HANSARDFarming Sector ProductivityThe agreement between the EU and the UK to search for an SPS agreement recognised explicitly that there is a case for some exceptions, and we are negotiating that agreement as I…05 Feb 2026