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HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI thank the hon. Lady for expressing her concern. I reiterate the point I made earlier about the border controls that we have in place. I am afraid this has been a long-running…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI thank the hon. Gentleman not just for his question, but for the concern he expressed about his constituents, who suffered so grievously. The detailed conversations on these…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseThe hon. Gentleman speaks with passion on these issues. I can absolutely assure him that the measures in place to protect farmers in Northern Ireland are strong and will be good…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseThe hon. Gentleman and I spoke frequently when he was in his previous role and I was in opposition, and he knows of what he speaks. We have strong measures in place. We…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his invitation; I shall add him to my list. The border checks involve a complicated set of issues, but one of the Brexit benefits, if you like, is…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his support. We are very much carrying forward the work of the previous Government. The hon. Gentleman asked about the additional measures…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseWe do not need any extra impetus; the Government have committed to get a better deal. What I can say to the hon. Lady is that the relationship with our German colleagues is…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024. It is Wednesday morning, so we must be here…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for reflecting on the awful experiences of 20 years ago. I assure her that we have excellent people, to whom I have just referred, who are working…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseWe constantly keep under review the resources that are available to enable us to tackle all these issues. On the basis of a number of questions today, I shall be happy to visit…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI thank my hon. Friend for his concern and his recollections. Yesterday we held a roundtable to discuss the threat posed by bluetongue, and we are in constant dialogue with all…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseNorthern Ireland farms are just as important. In Northern Ireland, the controls will apply to meat and live animals moving from a 3 km protection zone and a 10 km surveillance…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseThis is an unusual outbreak, in a sense. It is a very small herd of 20 water buffalo. What is unknown to the German authorities at the moment is how they got infected in the first…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s appreciation of the complexities that we face, but it is in everyone’s interests to ensure that we stop this, and we are all co-operating closely.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseWe stand with farmers throughout the United Kingdom. The circumstances are slightly different, for reasons that the hon. Gentleman will understand, which is why we have to provide…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI am grateful to the hon. and learned Gentleman for continuing our dialogue on this issue. I do not recognise that loophole, and I can assure him that Northern Ireland will be…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI am always grateful for invitations from hon. Members and feel that I am permanently on tour, but the hon. Gentleman is right that I have not yet had the opportunity to visit,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI can assure my hon. Friend that we have an extremely close relationship with the Welsh Government. The Rural Affairs Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and I speak frequently—indeed,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseThe whole House will be aware of the concern across rural communities about the potential threat of foot and mouth disease. It is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI thank my hon. Friend for her point and her concern. We have an extensive set of facilities and agencies who are tasked with protecting our country on these issues. I have every…15 Jan 2025