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HANSARDPublic 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 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 VATMy right hon. Friend raises an incredibly important point. It is profoundly unfair on the young people who choose to attend an FE college, and perhaps even to do A-levels in its…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsLast June, the Government committed to bringing forward a horticulture strategy to identify ways to expand British production of horticulture. The importance of that was…10 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]This is a large and technical Bill that sets in place important frameworks, particularly when it comes to carbon capture and storage and the wider deployment of hydrogen and heat…09 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend makes an important point. As the right hon. Member for Leeds Central said, we need a diversity of different technologies because it is essential that we have…09 May 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorI declare an interest in that our family farm in Cornwall is home to a number of rare breeds and native breeds, including a handful of Greyface Dartmoor sheep. The spur for…18 Apr 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillWill the Minister give way?17 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. There is cross-party support for the Bill, with Members on both sides of the House wanting it to proceed well in the other place. Does she…17 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI give my advance apologies to the Minister and to Opposition Front Benchers for the fact that I will not be able to stay for the wind-ups due to a family commitment. I believe…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureAs a neighbouring MP to Truro and Falmouth, which is the constituency my hon. Friend was seeking, I know that there is a wild native oyster fishery in that area. When it comes to…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. The EU reversed its earlier position when it came to the export of depurated live bivalve molluscs, which is really quite…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureMy recollection is that the EU basically used an animal health certificate and just changed the wording to preclude live bivalve molluscs, so it probably does not require a legal…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023I note from the explanatory memorandum that there was another set of regulations in 2021—the Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance)…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Crustacean Mortality in North-east England: Independent Expert AssessmentMy right hon. Friend is right to rebuke Opposition Members for suggesting that there has been any complacency over this issue on the Government Benches. I was the Secretary of…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanI warmly welcome the inclusion of a new hedgerow standard under the sustainable farming incentive, and particularly the inclusion and recognition of Cornish stone hedges within…26 Jan 2023HANSARDTotal Allowable Catches: Fisheries NegotiationsI beg to move, That this House has considered the methodologies for setting total allowable catches for data-limited stocks in fisheries negotiations.> It is a real pleasure to…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTotal Allowable Catches: Fisheries NegotiationsI will be quick because I explained this earlier. My understanding—as a former Fisheries Minister, one’s knowledge decays over time and the existing Minister will have far more…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTotal Allowable Catches: Fisheries NegotiationsI think I get the hon. Gentleman’s point and the Minister might want to address it, but my understanding is that there is now data on spurdog and a total allowable catch has been…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRenewable Liquid Heating FuelI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to reduce the duty charged on renewable liquid heating fuel; to provide for the imposition of obligations on suppliers of…11 Jan 2023