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HANSARDFarming: Delinked Payments8. When she plans to bring forward regulations to introduce delinked payments from 2024.06 Jul 2023HANSARDFarming: Delinked PaymentsDelinking the legacy basic payment scheme payments from the need to have land area entitlements could be a really powerful catalyst for change. It would free the Rural Payments…06 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe unique geology of Cornwall means that there is huge potential for geothermal energy. There are a number of projects bidding for the current allocation round. Geothermal energy…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Protection of SealsI am conscious that we are potentially close to a Division, so the Minister will want to wind up soon. He is right that there is a comprehensive set of legislation dealing with…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Protection of SealsI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. I want to highlight the work of the Seal Research Trust in Cornwall. At Mutton Cove, we have a fantastic number of…27 Jun 2023HANSARDHigher Education Students: Statutory Duty of CareThroughout this debate we have heard tragic stories: it is clear that the problem affects many families up and down the country. I am afraid I am going to add the case of Harry…05 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe hon. Lady is right to mention the Environment Act 2021, but is it not the case that the Act, which came after leaving the European Union, actually gives us all the powers we…24 May 2023HANSARD Agricultural TenanciesI commend the comprehensive piece of work done by Baroness Rock and I welcome the statement, but I want to make two points. First, probably the most powerful thing that the…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, because he has made many references to the Department in which I was once Secretary of State. I have a great deal of sympathy for the…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billrose —24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIs the hon. Lady not missing an important point? The tertiary legislation that came down from the European Union was largely put in place using section 2(2) of the European…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAnother point that the hon. Lady is missing is that there is already a lot of domestic legislation in these areas. Seals have been mentioned twice, but the Conservation of Seals…24 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATI thank all hon. Members for attending the debate. I appreciate that at 9.30 am on a Wednesday, the subject of the debate—public bodies and VAT—might have felt daunting for many.…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATI think what I am trying to say is that it would be a legitimate approach for the Government to say, “We are going to disempower the ONS. It is out of control. It is doing all…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATI beg to move, That this House has considered public bodies and VAT. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. Hon. Members will be well aware that His…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATI think I understand my hon. Friend’s argument, but I am not sure that it is a very persuasive one, since academies are independent for all intents and purposes. They run their…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATMy hon. Friend raises an important issue, which is affecting colleges in Colchester, the rest of Essex, Cornwall and the whole country. The cost of having staff at an FE college…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATAll that funding is, of course, welcome—indeed, Cornwall College would acknowledge that it has had a very good capital investment settlement—but the real problem is not the…17 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, but academies are included on the exempt list, which the Government amended specifically when academisation started, so that schools…17 May 2023