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HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)That is an important intervention, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning the evidence of the Tenant Farmers Association. There is a bigger debate to be had—the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I apologise, Mr Stringer, for not listing the clause earlier as one on which I wanted to make an observation. I should declare—I am a bit of a data person—that I run the all-party…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I appreciate how difficult it is to frame these things, but that would include pretty much everybody who is involved, as far as I can tell. I cannot think of anybody who is not…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the Minister confirm whether those interested parties include the relevant trade union?03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)I am thinking back to our earlier discussion on data throughout the entire system. Why do some sectors need to be treated differently here, but did not when it came to the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Tenth sitting)A number of these amendments relate to wider devolution issues; my comments are applicable to a number of them, in particular those that we are discussing at the moment. We are…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, as he well knows. At the very least, it seems evident that those involved in the live export trade should not be receiving public…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)I certainly would not want to intrude on a private argument on the Government side, but our view is that this is symptomatic of the problem of just how slow the process has been…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)On this point, the Minister did not quite anticipate me. On the question of what happens when, I think I heard the Minister say that there is no guarantee that there will be…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister give way on that point?27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)My apologies, Mr Stringer, for straying slightly from the detail of the amendment. This is an important amendment, because it says that the public should be able to go through the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very good speech, but I cannot resist joining battle with the right hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby, who refers to an old canard about the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I am sure we will have a to and fro this morning. We will come to the three-crop rule later. I have a suggestion for a more conciliatory…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you, Mr Stringer. I will try to take heed of that. I will not refer so closely to the paper and I will try to put my comments into the framework you suggest. People would…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the reasons why she does not believe we need the baseline. I neglected to make any comments about new clause 22 in my opening…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)I welcome much of what the Minister says, but our concern and our reason for tabling the amendments is that, positive though her comments are, this is such a big change that we…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 2, page 3, line 25, at end insert— “(1A) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision for establishing any financial assistance…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to continue under you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank you and Sir David for exercising your discretion. I will make some points about that matter in a moment,…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)I will read it; I promise. Guidance will be provided to everyone who participates in ELMS, including guidance on how to deliver the environmental outcomes that they will pay for.…27 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend is entirely right, and I will say more about that, as she can imagine. This discussion is hugely important, and I hope that we will be able to give it the attention…27 Feb 2020