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HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsAs well as seeking to unblock this problem with the Commission and resume the trade, which is obviously our first and most important objective, we are considering other options…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsIt is the case that people seeking to export all fish or products of animal origin will now require an export health certificate. It is also the case that the design of the forms…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsMy hon. Friend does indeed have some fantastic mussels grown at St Austell; I visited one of the mussel farms there myself. We have written to Commissioner Kyriakides today, but…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsAs I said in my opening remarks, we realise that this situation is devastating for many sections of the mollusc industry. We recognise that a large proportion of bivalve…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsMy hon. Friend and neighbouring MP has an important heritage oyster fishery in the Fal. I have been on board one of the vessels and seen its work at first hand. The export market…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsMy hon. Friend speaks for many Members of the House representing coastal communities. Yes, indeed, as we leave the European Union there is an opportunity to build back those…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsWe have a long-standing trade in live bivalve molluscs to the EU from UK waters. This has benefited both our own shellfish industry and EU restaurants and retailers, which rely on…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsWe will shortly announce further details on and open the fisheries disruption fund for those exporters who encountered difficulties in January. I assure my hon. Friend that we…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsI very much agree with the point that the hon. Gentleman raises. Of course, during the negotiations, we made arguments to the European Union around equivalence—the fact that we…08 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Under the trade and co-operation agreement, there is provision for a specialised committee dealing with SPS issues. There are some early…08 Feb 2021HANSARDBovine TBI am updating the House on publication of a consultation on delivery of the next phase of our 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB (bTB) in England by 2038. BTB is one of the…27 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingOver the past 48 hours, Storm Christoph has caused very high rainfall, leading to hundreds of flood warnings, particularly in areas around the north-west and Yorkshire, including…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingWe have been working closely with both the Secretary of State for Wales and the Welsh Government on this challenge, which we all take seriously. I know that discussions have taken…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingWe have not changed our regulations on neonicotinoids, if that is what the hon. Gentleman is referring to. In common with 10 other EU countries, we have granted an emergency…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Security and Poverty: LockdownWhile we have not extended the free school meals during the half-term period, we have announced a range of other interventions, including the holiday activities scheme that was…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingOf course they should, because in the white fish sector and the quota sector we have secured an uplift in quota that is front-loaded; the uplift is 15% next year. We will also…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingLate last year, we held a flood summit to discuss some of the particular challenges around the River Calder in my hon. Friend’s constituency. There have been a number of important…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingFloods have impacts on many communities —not only urban communities and households, but farmland, which can lead to the loss of crops. There is some weighting in the floods…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingMy hon. Friend’s constituency is in a unique area with a unique geography, as he knows, and it does face frequent flooding—it was among the worstaffected when we had the floods…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingI remember very well that visit to my hon. Friend’s constituency. It is always good to see such ambitious plans come into effect and start to take shape. I would be delighted to…21 Jan 2021