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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillIt is my privilege to move the Third Reading of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill in this House today. As we have discussed in debate, it is essential that we forge…01 Feb 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThat the Bill do now pass.01 Feb 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding)…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanOur policy is that agricultural products taken in as part of a trade deal cannot be imported into this country if they fall beneath our standards of animal welfare and…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanAbsolutely, in addition to the organisations I listed earlier. The initial views are that finding something to which we can attribute the cause is unlikely, but Professor…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, I will try to give noble Lords as much time to ask questions as possible. I thank noble Lords on the opposition Front Benches for their questions. I thank the noble…01 Feb 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThat the Bill be now read a third time.01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanThere are two reasons for that. First, we have a programme of tailing out the basic payment scheme and replacing it with ELMS. That requires us to manage the public money…01 Feb 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 31 January .01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanThe noble Lord is right that the biodiversity net gain target becomes effective from November this year. We are working hard with other departments to ensure that that rollout is…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanAbsolutely. Regarding Holy Island, as he knows, we are holding a consultation, which is causing great concern. I have had letters from a variety of people, including the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanWe have tried to help farmers in as many ways as possible. For example, we have brought forward to a half-yearly payment what they are currently receiving in the basic payment…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanI am grateful to my noble friend, first, for reminding me that I did not answer the points made by the noble Baronesses on the Front Benches about tenants. I absolutely agree that…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanI thank my noble friend. His knowledge and interest in this subject are of course really helpful. We want to make sure that precisely those farmers are able to access these…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanOn the farmer situation, about 2,200 have entered the sustainable farming incentive to date. That is not particularly surprising, because the amount of money that was available…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanI entirely accept the point that the noble Baroness makes, and her passion for that area is well known. In doing his survey, the Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Henderson,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanI am grateful to my noble friend for reminding me that I should have drawn noble Lords’ attention to my entry in the register as a farmer. As he knows, and as I have said…01 Feb 2023HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI thank the noble Baroness for her kind thanks. To answer the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett—and I thank her for her challenge in this debate and this Bill—I…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanThe noble Viscount makes a very good point. One of the things that the review looked at was what was going on in the sea at the time. He is absolutely right that there are factors…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanI absolutely accept the noble Lord’s point. I want to make sure that my language is correct, because there are a lot of conspiracy theories at the extremes; then there are the…01 Feb 2023