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HANSARDFarming 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 2026HANSARDDomestic Animals: WelfareI am sorry to hear about the trauma related to my hon. Friend’s constituent. We recognise the RSPCA’s vital role in promoting animal welfare, but we do not have plans to extend…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 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 2026HANSARD Fish and Chip SectorI will skate over the hon. Member’s attempt at a fish pun. I am happy to pass on his comments, which are not a matter for DEFRA, as he will know. As an ex-Treasury Minister,…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Fish and Chip SectorI am yet again condemned to talk a lot about food while kept from tea, dinner, or whatever we want to call it. I also responded to a Backbench Business debate on farming and…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Fish and Chip SectorMy hon. Friend is unique in England because she has the Kirkella deep sea trawler, which she has just mentioned. It can be out trawling and processing for months, and it brings…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Fish and Chip SectorWe agree about the revival of pollock fishing. Obviously, I hope Hansard is listening extremely carefully—otherwise, we are all going to get into serious trouble. The sector was…03 Feb 2026HANSARDConsultation on Reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966My hon. Friend the Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, Baroness Hayman of Ullock has made the following written statement: We are a country that cares deeply for…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Animal Rescue CentresIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec—my first time, I think; I am sure there will be many more. I thank the Petitions Committee and everyone who signed the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDFishing IndustryI had discussions with the Cornish Fish Producers’ Association and the Young Fishermen’s Network on the quay down in Newlyn. I missed the hon. Gentleman at 5 am! Perhaps we can…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Agricultural Sector: Import StandardsThis debate goes to the heart of something that this Government care deeply about: the future of British farming and the food on British tables. I thank my hon. Friend the Member…22 Jan 2026HANSARDFishing IndustryI am a very generous person, and I am more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman’s representative bodies. He knows that fishing is devolved, but I understand that some issues are…22 Jan 2026HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is a pleasure to respond to an extremely good debate, with many Members reflecting the issues that they have discovered in their own constituencies and bringing them to the…22 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tristan Osborne) on securing the debate and on his…21 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryYes, nearly over. The UK has always been a major trade hub for wine. We are the world’s second largest importer of wine by value and volume, bringing in an estimated 1.7 billion…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy for EnglandThere are no current plans for that, but I am happy to consider it given my hon. Friend has raised it. I now turn to how we protect our precious wildlife. As our understanding of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy for EnglandIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) for securing the debate. I…21 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationI was thinking, when I attended his funeral a few years ago, what an effect he had at a grassroots level with his vision for getting stuff done. There are many hundreds of…15 Jan 2026