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HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)As ever, I am hugely grateful to the right hon. Member, whose drafting skills I would happily draw on in trying to improve the amendments. He will reflect that the new clause was…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I fully accept that the provision would need to be thought through and worked through in future. My point is that in general we must be careful about such changes, because I do…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is, because it was made clear that there would be a clear response. I suspect that the issue is complicated and people are working on it, but I absolutely share my hon.…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, but there is a subtle difference between witness evidence and the evidence that has been given in the important Dimbleby review on our…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I have to say that I do not normally find myself in agreement with the Daily Mail , but on this occasion there may be something in it. The important point is that there are…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am delighted that we are getting some rumbustious debate. I will come to the point later of the exact legal position on the current status, which I suspect is not nearly so…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to continue serving under your chairmanship, Sir David. I am afraid that we will not be rattling on at quite the pace you have managed so far. Hon. Members on…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)On a point of order, Sir David. I expect that I will say something remarkably similar. I particularly thank you and Mr Stringer for your excellent chairmanship. I thank the Whips…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)So, we come full circle, back to where we started. I listened closely to the Minister and I end up being disappointed, sadly. I point out that the Government were dragged…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I think everyone will be pleased that we are getting towards the finishing straight, but, in the meantime, we believe that…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister, and I think I have had sufficient reassurance on that. On that basis, I am happy not to proceed and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. We believe it important that the Bill properly supports co-operative models of farming, as they contribute greatly to a…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)I listened closely to the Minister’s comments. I suspect we will come back to this issue. We have been discussing it for the past 10 or 20 years. I fully appreciate what a serious…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister makes a fine attempt, but I am afraid that this is a basic issue of trust. Governments are rarely trusted, however hard they try. She asks us to take this on trust,…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)I will be brief, but the clause is something that we can all welcome. There has been a long-running difficulty and it reflects changes in the availability of local abattoirs in…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)Will the Minister give way?03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)This is a complicated set of issues, and I seek clarification. Some lack of clarity about post-1995 holdings has been raised with me. The question is, going back to the financial…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 35, page 31, line 38, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would make it a duty for the Secretary of State to make regulations…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)Of course. Last week, we had an interesting discussion about labelling. I take Members back to that because on page 16 of the document is a theoretical discussion of the effect of…03 Mar 2020