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HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. Ahead of COP30, I want to make a brief contribution to the discussion, my first since leaving the Government. In my 14…14 Oct 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityI assure my hon. Friend that I have had numerous conversations with leading academics in her great city, and I would be happy to have further conversations along those lines.04 Sept 2025HANSARDMoorland ProtectionI thank my hon. Friend for her powerful contribution. I join her in expressing sympathy for all those who have been affected and I thank all those involved in fighting those…04 Sept 2025HANSARDMoorland ProtectionThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs works with others to protect moorland by restoring peatland, managing grazing and reducing practices that in some cases can…04 Sept 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I join him in commending the Dinsdale family for the work they do. I have spoken to a number of farmers who would very much like…04 Sept 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityThe right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. We absolutely recognise that food security is national security. He is right about the decline in herd sizes, but of course,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveFunding for the environmental land management schemes paid to farmers will increase by 150%, from £800 million in 2023-24 to £2 billion by 2028-29. Sadly, though, we inherited a…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and I commend him on his interest and his insight. He is absolutely right, and we are learning from past SFI iterations and from what we…04 Sept 2025HANSARDMoorland ProtectionNo, I do not agree with the shadow Minister. I have chosen my words carefully: this is a complicated set of issues, we are consulting and we will be coming back with our proposals…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveThere was a lot in that question. The hon. Lady is absolutely right that herbal leys have been very effective, and many people have seen the impact they have had during the dry…04 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and we should all be proud of high-quality British producers like Longley farm. That is why, back in July, I announced our food strategy, which…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveThe hon. Gentleman will be pleased to know that we will be making announcements on this very shortly. [ Interruption. ] We are picking up a disastrous mess inherited from the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDMoorland ProtectionI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman and that is why the consultation has been taking place. These are complicated issues, and sometimes controversial, but we all want to…04 Sept 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Of course, consumer food prices depend on a wide range of factors, including agrifood import prices, agricultural prices in general,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important point, and I visited an abattoir last week. Because of the changes to the system over a number of years, we have seen a concentration of…04 Sept 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityLet me start by acknowledging just how tough it has been for so many farmers this year, having been faced with the very extreme weather conditions. We have had very hot weather,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Free-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Free-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve with you in…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Gene EditingIt is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. Let me congratulate the right hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay)—my near neighbour and…22 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyIt is a pleasure to respond to the debate, so ably introduced by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael). He, along with every Member from across the Chamber…17 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyOf course—absolutely. We are always working in collaboration, and we will do everything we can to ensure that. It is an important principle that has been established, and I am…17 Jul 2025