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HANSARDArable Farms: Cost of MaterialsI can assure my hon. Friend that we will always maintain our high standards. All imported products will continue to be subject to clear controls, including limits for pesticide…08 May 2025HANSARDDraft Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025There are no stupid questions, and that is an important one. Animal welfare is clearly important and, in fact, goes to the heart of that very point about when the sector was not…22 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025I am grateful for the contributions of knowledgeable and well-informed hon. Members. I am sure we can all agree that a resilient and sustainable pig sector that supports Britain’s…22 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025. As always it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. The…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Fly-tipping: West MidlandsAbsolutely—I will happily have a further tit-for-tat with the hon. Gentleman.08 Apr 2025HANSARD Fly-tipping: West MidlandsThe point we are making is that it is quite extraordinary that the Conservative party in government promoted a piece of legislation that the party in opposition now appears not to…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Fly-tipping: West MidlandsI will carry on for a minute. In the time-honoured spirit of scoring political points, I return to the intervention by my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Southall (Deirdre…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Fly-tipping: West MidlandsWe absolutely recognise the gravity of the situation, but we believe that the best thing to do is to work with people locally to try to get a solution. It is a complicated…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Fly-tipping: West MidlandsI am very pleased to hear it. It sounds like there was one prosecution, which is better than none. We are under no illusion about the scale of the pressures that local authorities…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Fly-tipping: West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. Anyone would think it was election season, would they not? I congratulate the right hon. Member for…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Trail HuntingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) on securing his first Adjournment debate and speaking with such knowledge and passion about this…01 Apr 2025HANSARDFishing Quota Negotiations: Impact on UK FleetIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I thank the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George) for securing this debate. I welcome the opportunity to talk about…26 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025No—I am going to conclude now. Delinked payments are not the answer to the long-term challenges farmers face, despite the Opposition’s hankering after them. This Government will…26 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025The overall amount of money is, as we said, £5 billion over the two years. I had a decision to make back in October whether I could maintain the delinked payments at a higher…26 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025I praise you for your forbearance, Mr Twigg; at one point, I thought you might move a closure motion yourself, because we have strayed a long way from delinked payments. In fact,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025We will find ourselves arguing over definitions. Many farmers will now be environmental land managers and will be able to get money for schemes that protect nature. We have…26 Mar 2025HANSARDFishing Quota Negotiations: Impact on UK FleetI will not, as I want to give the hon. Member for St Ives a moment to respond. As I said back in November, I genuinely think there is a bright future for the fishing sector, and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDFishing Quota Negotiations: Impact on UK FleetThe Crown Estate plays an important role, and we are working together closely. Things have improved. It has not always been an easy relationship, but we have a strong process and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025A figure is a figure—£5 billion. Many thought that that would not be achieved in the spending review, and I am very proud of it. We are happy to be able to provide that amount of…26 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the…26 Mar 2025