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HANSARDDraft Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Bardell. As ever, I thank the Minister for her excellent introduction to the instrument, and also for the helpful explanatory…13 Jul 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the debate on Report of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill on 13 June, the right hon. Member for Chingford and…13 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022That it is probably what I expected the Minister to say. My one concern, which I raised during the passage of the Agriculture Act 2020, is that there is a danger that we will end…13 Jul 2022HANSARDBBC Charter: Regional Television NewsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Robertson, and to follow the excellent introduction by the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Rob Butler). It was very thorough and…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for FarmersIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing the debate. I do not always find…12 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Normally I find myself generally reassured by the Minister, but on this occasion, as a consequence of her comments, I am less so.07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Indeed. I am afraid that however many times she tells me about “may” and “must”, I am still not convinced. On a day when trust in politics is pretty central to a public…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I would like to speak briefly on clause 42, as it contains one of those notorious Henry VIII clauses, which need to be considered carefully. The clause concerns powers to make…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 43, page 28, line 6, at end insert— “(7) Regulations under this Act must be made in accordance with— (a) the environmental principles set out…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Some Members may have found the previous conversations slightly dry.07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)However, now we are getting to some really interesting points. We have tabled two amendments that would insert additional subsections into clause 43 with regard to the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)What the Minister said was very interesting, not least because one of the questions we have puzzled over is whether qualifying higher plants fit into this structure. We are…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Thank you, Mr Stringer, and I shall seek to be out of order in a similar way. Before I do so, I will address the points made by the Minister. There is a fundamental difference of…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 48, page 30, line 18, at end insert— “(3A) Regulations under subsection (3)(b) may not appoint a day on which any of sections 11 to 15 is to…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)In responding to the Minister’s excellent contribution, I should explain that what I said previously relates to clause 47 and so can be ignored—I managed to speak to completely…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am not surprised. I will try to find my way back to the right clause. Amendment 3 is relatively straightforward. It would prevent regulations being made on precision bred…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I have been referring to new clause 1 throughout the Bill’s passage through Committee. Labour has been clear that we regard labelling as an important part of this new regulatory…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Yes. In a way, we are going round in circles. We entirely understand the scientific arguments, but the question is how we maintain consumer confidence. The Food Standards Agency’s…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Lady raises a series of interesting and important points. I do not disagree with what she has said, other than to say that I think it is possible—this came through in…07 Jul 2022