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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis issue is very much the subject of debate in the Environment Bill, which is currently going through both Houses of Parliament. We will be setting targets for clean air, and we…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will be brief. I would be more than happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this particular issue in relation to customs.17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Our peat habitats are vital for our biodiversity, can be a vitally important carbon store and can also help with both drought and…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Deal with Australia: British Food StandardsThe Secretary of State for International Trade will, I think, be giving a statement later. The Government have now published the key components of the agreement in principle, and…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Deal with Australia: British Food StandardsI have had regular discussions with the Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade and, indeed, other Cabinet colleagues on the issue of food standards in the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnder the provisions that we have to ratify treaties, of course this House will have the ability to decline to ratify any treaty, including this particular one. On the issue of…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday is Clean Air Day. The recent coroner’s inquest into the tragic death of Ella Kissi-Debrah highlighted the importance of making progress on delivering clean air. The…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Deal with Australia: British Food StandardsWe secured some important mitigations to help the farming industry, including the fact that a tariff rate quota will stay in place for the first 10 years on both beef and sheep,…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters never comment on reshuffle speculation, particularly when it is about oneself. In the context of fishing, we recently got an agreement with the EU on how to approach…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. The Government are clear that we will consult on a ban on horticultural peat, and we will shortly bring forward the legislation that…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. The Government set out proposals in our recent England tree strategy. There will be a new urban tree challenge fund and a new…17 Jun 2021HANSARDUK-Australia Trade DealWe have to look at this in the context of the fact that at the moment Australia does not sell us any of these goods because, in the case of beef, it has a minuscule tariff rate…17 Jun 2021HANSARDUK-Australia Trade DealAs part of the agreement with Australia, we secured a special agricultural safeguard, which has a strict automatic volume trigger. It means that for the first 10 years, Australian…17 Jun 2021HANSARDUK-Australia Trade DealThe Department for International Trade has a number of groups, including one covering agri-food, that discuss the approach to trade deals and help the Department to identify…17 Jun 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Agriculture and the Food IndustryMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. British agriculture in many sectors is world-beating, world-leading, competes internationally and can export internationally. We will…17 Jun 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Agriculture and the Food IndustryFarm incomes are heavily influenced by exchange rates, and in the aftermath of the 2016 referendum there was an immediate boost to farm profitability and that has remained the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDBenyon ReviewIn 2019 the Government commissioned Richard Benyon to conduct a review of the potential role for highly protected marine areas (HPMAs). HPMAs are similar to the marine…08 Jun 2021HANSARDBovine TBI am updating the House on today’s publication of the Government’s response to a consultation and call for views on a range of proposals to help eradicate bovine tuberculosis…27 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Of course, for this Bill, it is the third time in more ways than one. Hon. Members will recall that a similar Bill was…26 May 2021HANSARDPlans to Restore NatureThe events of the last 12 months have led people to appreciate the difference that nature makes to our lives more than ever before. Restoring nature will be crucial as we seek to…18 May 2021