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HANSARD AgricultureI, too, draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a trustee of shares in Trevaskis Farm Ltd, our family business. I disagree with my hon.…13 May 2024HANSARDDraft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024Of course, the European Union does not represent the entire world and not every country in the world is a member of the European Union, so is the hon. Lady saying that the…13 May 2024HANSARDDraft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the Minister for giving way so late. I assure him that I am not going to be difficult; I support what he is trying to do. Paragraphs 44 and 45 of the impact…13 May 2024HANSARDFarmingI am indeed very critical of what was done with the Australia trade deal, but since he is raising this issue, will he at least give credit to the current Government and Prime…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingI draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a trustee of a family trust that owns shares in Trevaskis farm—our family…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Government also set a target to increase species abundance in the period after 2030. It is only through close analysis of the data that…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillLet me begin by declaring my interest as an adviser to the HSPG group, which among other things is a registered provider of social housing. I rise to speak to new clause 68, which…27 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingThat is part of the problem. I am sure that the Minister has a busy diary, and there is an argument that the issue falls partly on the Science Department and partly on the Home…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingThis is an incredibly important debate, which has been brought about by these two petitions. In 1986, this country introduced the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act. At the time,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingThe hon. Lady makes an important point. Although these technologies are developing year on year, they have been around for some time. She said 10 years, and some would say that…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingI think everyone will welcome the significant increase in funding that the Minister has pledged today to support research on non-animal methods, but is his Department at all…19 Feb 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Anyone who truly believes in a free press, as he and I do, would want to ensure that we can protect genuine investigative journalism, and…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillThere are a number of new clauses and amendments in my name that I wish to speak to, but principally among them I will speak to amendment 2, which relates to the repeal of section…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillIs my right hon. Friend saying that there were no drafting errors in the 2017 manifesto?30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful point, but I am seeking to reach a compromise. His argument is for keeping section 40 in its entirety, so that those who do not have…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI had multiple conversations with lots of publishers when the original Leveson architecture was put together, particularly around the royal charter. I know that Private Eye has…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillNobody ever said that they objected to the cost protections for the press contained in section 40. The arguments against section 40 were always shorthand arguments that…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillBut is that not precisely because the Government failed to move the incentives that encouraged people to join?30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy right hon. Friend knows that it is not a Government regulator. The Press Recognition Panel was established by the royal charter on self-regulation of the press. The…30 Jan 2024