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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)I think we might find some examples, but that is for another day.28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)Q All that is very interesting and very good, but I do not actually see that this is covered in the Bill as it stands. This is all going to have to follow through secondary…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, that’s helpful. May I turn to the two professors? On innovation in general, in essence, the argument is that innovation will happen because obstacles are being…28 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesIndeed. That goes to the heart of some of the difficult issues in the supply chains. It is also the case that the Groceries Code Adjudicator has seen more claims in recent times…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I join Members in congratulating the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), who introduced the debate in a…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesThe hon. Lady raises a very important question, and one of the challenges of the years and decades ahead will be to try to resolve these conundrums. The Opposition feel strongly…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesThe Minister is shaking her head. In that case, I am sure that she can give us a good timetable. That will come as a relief to many of us. It has been carried over; let us hope…20 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillSurely not, but they are not always the same thing, and that is the point. We do not want a gene edit to modify an animal to allow it to tolerate more cramped conditions; we want…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThis Bill comes in a week when food, how we produce it and what it does to us and how food production impacts our planet have been at the forefront of public debate. The Bill was…15 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Charles. I could not help noticing, following your instructions before we started, that we have had an entire Westminster Hall…14 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetI hear and respect the hon. Lady’s point, but that is not what others have told me. I can only reflect on what people have told me. In this case, the suggestion does not feel like…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWill the Minister give way?13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am grateful. I am sure the Minister will be aware that institutions such as the University of Cambridge are concerned about the extra bureaucracy that may well…13 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. You will be pleased to hear that although we have many questions, the official Opposition will not be voting against…07 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022I was just about to turn to the draft instrument in detail, but it was important to set the context, because the regulations make changes to the way in which we are protected. The…07 Jun 2022HANSARDAgriculture Sector: Recruitment SupportIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on securing the debate, and introducing it in…25 May 2022HANSARDAgriculture Sector: Recruitment SupportThe 10,000 extra visas would of course be very welcome, but surely that puts extra pressure on the 30,000—the rest. Does the Minister agree?25 May 2022HANSARDLocal TransportBefore the pandemic, the trains to Stansted airport ran every 15 minutes. Since the Department for Transport has been pulling the strings, the frequency has slipped to…19 May 2022HANSARDDRAFT AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022It is a pleasure to serve once again with you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I thank the Minister for her introduction, which was thorough and fair. She will be delighted to know that we…18 May 2022HANSARDDRAFT AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022Will the Minister give way?18 May 2022