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HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Aquaculture)I beg to move, That the draft Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)My hon. Friend makes an important point. That is why the regulations were referred by the sifting Committee for debate. There is already a power in the existing regulations for…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)I beg to move, That the draft Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 16 January, be approved. This…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)I now have even more points to try to address, and I will do so as comprehensively as I can. First, I turn to the points made by the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Stroud…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)Let me conclude my point first and then the hon. Gentleman can decide whether I have answered the point adequately. Fertilisers tend to come in bulk, predominantly through Harwich…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Aquaculture)The point that hon. Gentleman describes in some detail is a point that I explained in my opening speech when I talked about cross-references. If the retained EU law retained a…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was referring to the export of sheep. We all acknowledge—I acknowledge it, too—that border inspection posts would frustrate that trade…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Aquaculture)First, let me address the points made by the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown). This is an important issue and I take exception to the suggestion that a…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Aquaculture)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that confirmation. There was indeed consultation, but it was led by DAERA. It is important to recognise that we are doing this on DAERA’s behalf and…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Aquaculture)My right hon. Friend will be aware that the purpose of these regulations is to ensure that we have an operable law book on day one after leaving the European Union, but he will…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Aquaculture)My right hon. Friend will be aware that once we leave the EU, whether without an agreement or after the conclusion of the implementation period, the UK will be free to legislate…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRivers Authorities and Land Drainage BillI begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome (David Warburton) on bringing this important Bill to Parliament. He spoke eloquently about the…08 Feb 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillI am delighted to speak in support of the Bill promoted by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald) and to follow the able…08 Feb 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for making that point. I think that we are all delighted to be here today to pass such feel-good legislation, which we all support. The provisions…08 Feb 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillThe parliamentary agenda and timetable are somewhat unpredictable at the moment, but the point remains that we are committed to raising the maximum penalty for animal cruelty to…08 Feb 2019HANSARDJanuary Agriculture and Fisheries CouncilThe Agriculture and Fisheries Council took place in Brussels on 28 January. The UK was represented by Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Rural…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. I am pleased to open this debate on an important set of regulations,…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Yes, I am satisfied, based on the point I raised with the hon. Gentleman earlier. Replacing “enforceable Community restrictions, and enforceable EU obligations” with “retained EU…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019If there are any different answers, I will consider them before coming to my closing remarks, but I think the answer is that in all these cases our intention is to bring across…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My view is that they should be retained EU restrictions, but I will have a specific look at that before the end of this debate. Those restrictions would be retained EU…29 Jan 2019