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HANSARDRenewable Energy: Exports17. A recent investigation by “Newsnight” and Greenpeace found that UK Export Finance is financing oil and gas companies that will emit 69 million tonnes of carbon a year—nearly a…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am sure the Minister does, but the problem is that I suspect I know what she will say. To cut to the chase, given that it would make everybody so much happier if that commitment…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)rose—05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am not sure that that is particularly relevant. At the moment there is a ban on hormone-pumped beef entering our markets. The UK is the third biggest market in the world for…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eleventh sitting)I rise to support everything that my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge has said on new clause 1. I shall also speak to new clause 4, which was tabled by the hon. Member for…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)Will the Minister give way?05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)I hope we can continue the dialogue about county farms and that we can see some concrete action from the Government. Given what the Minister has said, for once I will take her at…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Twelfth sitting)This revisits something that we discussed when the previous Agriculture Bill Committee met, but there have been some positive moves from the Government in respect of county farms…05 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 17, page 14, line 32, at end insert— “(f) food insecurity. (3) For the purposes of this section ‘food insecurity’ means a person’s state in…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)The problem with subsection (2)(d) is that it just talks about “household expenditure on food (including in comparison to expenditure on other items)”. As we have outlined today,…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Eighth sitting)For clarification, would that grant system be for capital expenditure to change the animals’ accommodation? If so, does the Minister envisage that there will be ongoing…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillWill the Secretary of State give way?26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer), who certainly has big shoes to fill. The way he talked about how his experiences in his…26 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for her response, and I take her point about habitat, but peatlands are so important that I still think they could be included in this provision. The Minister…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)I am afraid I am not satisfied with the Minister’s reassurances and would like to push the amendment to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)Just to clarify, it would help if the Minister could give an assurance that all payments need to contribute to the delivery of public goods, whether it is a payment for…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 1, page 2, line 32, leave out subsection (4) and insert— ‘(4) In framing any financial assistance scheme, the Secretary of State must have…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)It is partly about not undermining that, but it is also partly about how the money is divvied up. If a huge proportion of the money goes towards productivity, it is not clear how…25 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Sixth sitting)And the Whip. That makes four of us; are there any more takers? Those of who went through the Bill then will remember quite a debate on trying to include soil as a public good.…25 Feb 2020