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HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to wind up for His Majesty’s loyal Opposition in what has been a comprehensive debate tonight. I want to thank all Members, who have made so many interesting…16 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for giving way again and for her clarifications about walrus. Will she undertake to write to me? The Government must keep a watching brief if there is a…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My question was not focused on the pathway that the Minister is talking about in terms of musical instruments: I was actually referring to natural history collections. I assume…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024It is a great privilege to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. First, I thank the Minister for bringing these important regulations to the Committee. I am very happy to say…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024Will the Minister undertake that the Government will keep a watching brief on walrus and, if need be, put them back into this statutory instrument if loopholes are created?11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My question was not focused on the pathway that the Minister is talking about in terms of musical instruments: I was actually referring to natural history collections. I assume…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024Will the Minister undertake that the Government will keep a watching brief on walrus and, if need be, put them back into this statutory instrument if loopholes are created?11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for giving way again and for her clarifications about walrus. Will she undertake to write to me? The Government must keep a watching brief if there is a…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024It is a great privilege to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. First, I thank the Minister for bringing these important regulations to the Committee. I am very happy to say…11 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm DarraghI applaud the hon. Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) for asking this urgent question. He asked some very detailed questions about communication and connectivity that are…10 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingI will not give way, I am afraid. Hon. Members will all be aware of the ongoing situation with bluetongue virus, avian influenza, bovine TB and other diseases, of threats from…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingI am not going to give way, I am afraid. That tax hits at the heart of future thinking in farming, taking aim at the bond between farming parents and their sons and daughters, and…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBiosecurityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain, and to have the opportunity to contribute to this vital debate on biosecurity. I sincerely congratulate the hon.…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBiosecurityI have a lot of respect for the Minister and I like him a lot as a person, too. I will ask a question about the APHA before he moves on from it. I acknowledge that the Government…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingThank you, Sir Roger. It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship. I commend the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) for securing this important, forward-looking…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBiosecurityThe Minister is turning to the contingency plans, so let me take us back to African swine fever, as he has not really touched on my question in that regard. Will there be the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the Minister for bringing forward the draft regulations for the Committee to scrutinise. His Majesty’s loyal…03 Dec 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillAnimal welfare unites us in humanity. As a veterinary surgeon, a Member of Parliament and the shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister, I can proudly say that His…29 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryDoes the Minister not acknowledge that in the last year, the tonnage secured for the United Kingdom was greater, and that was one of the benefits of the negotiations? Does he not…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. What steps are the Government taking in international negotiations to stop that cruel practice? When negotiating fishing…28 Nov 2024