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HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresIn contrast to Labour’s commitment to employ 100 extra specialist National Crime Agency officers to tackle the criminal gangs upstream, the Home Secretary’s predecessor, the right…31 Oct 2022HANSARDDomestic Energy Costs: Differential Between Wales and Rest of UKMy constituent Mr Evans in the town of Kidwelly cannot benefit from a lower tariff for the electricity he uses in off-peak times because, as the engineers have explained to him,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDomestic Energy Costs: Differential Between Wales and Rest of UK6. What recent estimate he has made of the differential in domestic energy costs between Wales and the rest of the UK.19 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)I rise to speak in particular to amendments 5, 20 and 22. I am sure that the Committee will be pleased to hear that in talking about amendment 5 and consultation, which is vital,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The whole point is that there should have been much better consultation, either directly with the farming unions or by their…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend raises the importance of consultation, working together and wanting to make things better by negotiation, rather than by imposing a view by one central Government…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)Indeed. In respect of support for businesses, there is a real concern about the cumulative impact. That, again, refers to the first amendment we debated today—the issue of what…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)It was indeed. I hope that the new Government in Australia may do something of their own accord, but we should not be leaving it to them to act of their own accord, and hoping.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)Indeed, absolutely. One rather suspects that it was not thanks to the UK Government, but thanks to the New Zealand Government that the climate provisions found their way into the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Absolutely, and I made that point clearly. Large questions remain unanswered, including why the quotas were set so high. Those sorts of things could have been sorted out if…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Would the Minister accept that there really is a need for consultation and that there is also a need for an ongoing impact assessment, because the situation for Welsh farmers is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak about new clause 4, but I will briefly mention new clauses 1, 2 and 3. I commend the SNP for laying them, but I gently suggest that the issues in them could be…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The point is that locally based devolved authorities have much closer contact with the people they represent, so the consultation on how…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)Indeed. As I said, there are a number of unanswered questions. For example, it would have been nice to have had some analysis from the UK Government to understand why such huge…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Third sitting)Indeed. Not only might there be a benefit, but the high penalties that can be incurred by the respective parties if, for example, they do not understand rules such as the rules of…18 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q Let us turn to the economic side, then. You say that the economic impact of the agreement is very limited. Again, are there any ways in which the Bill could be improved that…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q Yes, if I may, I will follow up with a couple of questions. Am I to understand from your answers to my question that you are in agreement with the Government’s own impact…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q As I am sure you are all well aware, the Bill is about procurement. Do you feel that it will enable UK farmers and food producers to benefit from procurement by Australian and…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (Second sitting)Q You have mentioned good food and wanting to buy British. Obviously, the public are now very interested in ethical purchasing, including having high animal welfare standards. Do…12 Oct 2022