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HANSARDFlooded Areas: SupportThe Government activated the flood recovery framework in November 2019 and February 2020 to provide support to communities such as Calderdale, where 100 mm of rain fell in just 12…19 Mar 2020HANSARDNational Food StrategyAs my hon. Friend is aware, Henry Dimbleby is leading an independent review of the food system to develop recommendations to shape a national food strategy. The review was…19 Mar 2020HANSARDNational Food StrategyMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Events such as those we are experiencing now remind everyone that a critical component of our food security is healthy and vibrant…19 Mar 2020HANSARDFlooded Areas: SupportMy hon. Friend raises an important point. We are having discussions across government about having a consistent threshold above which the flood recovery framework might be…19 Mar 2020HANSARDNational Food StrategyThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. If there is disruption to people visiting the UK as a result of restrictions put in place, or general concern in other countries,…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe covid-19 pandemic presents significant challenges for our country and, indeed, the rest of the world. It is currently my primary focus. I have been holding regular calls with…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this week the Chancellor unveiled a package of measures to support all businesses, and some farmers would qualify for that. I am having regular meetings with the National…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI obviously agree that our fishing industry is incredibly important. The best way we can help it is to get the markets moving again. I understand that there is a particular issue…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point: it is not just those employers with large numbers of staff that could face challenges; it could be those with a very small number of…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises an important point. The Government have given specific guidance to those considered most at risk, including the over-70s. There will be additional support for…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. During this situation, we need everybody to be considerate to others. A number of supermarkets have piloted the idea of a reserved…19 Mar 2020HANSARDIndependent ReservoirsOn 3 September 2019 the then Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Teresa Villiers), commissioned an independent review following the Toddbrook…16 Mar 2020HANSARDBovine TBI am updating the House on today’s publication of the Government’s response to Professor Sir Charles Godfray’s independent review of our 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Secondly, after the 2014 floods, another review was led by Oliver Letwin. It led to a number of further improvements, including the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingThat is correct, and the national Coal Authority sits within BEIS. We have directed it to carry out an urgent assessment of those mines. The area that was worst affected by Storm…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingI am going to make progress and conclude. We are investing £2.6 billion in flood defences—over 1,000 flood defence schemes to better protect 300,000 homes by 2021. To date, we…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. The Environment Agency is a statutory consultee on all planning applications. This is a live incident, so I urge vigilance as we…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingI beg to move an amendment, leave out from “volunteers” to end and insert: “acknowledges that following the Pitt Review in 2008, local and national response was significantly…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I was going on to say that the temporary barriers deployed to the Beales Corner area of Bewdley were overtopped by the sheer volume of…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingI know that the Secretary of State for Wales has had discussions with the Welsh Government. In their discussions last week, there was no request for funds as it was too early to…04 Mar 2020