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HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that food inflation adversely affects those on the lowest incomes and she is right to raise the issue of healthy food for children. We have…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityI am very happy to take up any specific cases where the noble Baroness feels that undue influence has been applied to the supply chain. We have complex supply chains in this…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityWe are firmly supportive of the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture that the noble Lord has been so instrumental in setting up and running. We want to make sure that we are…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityThe people who run food banks are some of the best people in our society, and any of us who have had anything to do with them are in awe of the work they do. Household income is a…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityMy Lords, we enjoy a high degree of domestic food security and self-sufficiency but we are not complacent about it. We have responded to recent events, as in the food strategy,…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityThe right reverend Prelate is absolutely right: there are areas for growth in our farming productivity. We want to see what we can produce. We are more than self-sufficient in…24 Oct 2022HANSARDFood: Imports and SecurityI think that it is back on track with the existing Prime Minister, or the one that is still there as we speak. I assure the noble Baroness that the very basis of ELMS is an…24 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamWe want a good future for the pig industry, which has struggled for many years. As a Government we have stepped in where we can: we introduced more visas for butchers, private…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamWe work very closely with the European agency that does this. It is quite wrong for Ministers to make sweeping decisions on this; it has to be on the basis of evidence. The Food…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamThe public are informed about what is in their food by the labelling. Any nitrates or nitrites that are in food do appear on the label, so the public can make an informed choice.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamI think the company to which the noble Baroness refers produces something called Better Naked, which is a very worthy product and has a lot of innovative approaches. However, we…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. Nitrates are approved additives for use in pork products. The Government consider that existing levels of…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamThe noble Lord is a genius for how he wove that in. He is absolutely on the same page as the Government, who are doing all we can to help household income across the board.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNitrate-free Bacon and HamMy noble friend is absolutely right: we want to see improved animal welfare standards, productivity and growth across the agricultural sector. In East Anglia, where the majority…18 Oct 2022HANSARDHorticultural SectorMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register. I will do my best in the short time I have to answer the many questions that have been asked. I congratulate my noble friend Lady…13 Oct 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Biodiversity: Food SecurityMy Lords, I refer noble Lords to my entry in the register. I start by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, on securing this debate, and welcome this opportunity to…08 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThe Government are acting resolutely on this matter. The noble Lord will know that we recently passed the Environment Act, when those who supported the then Bill voted to bring in…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionI should have started by referring noble Lords to my entry in the register; I, too, am affected by this issue. It is an affront to me. I was part of a national campaign to clean…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThe noble Lord is absolutely right that that is disgraceful. If it was an illegal sewage dump, which I am sure it was, that matter should have been investigated and should be…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThe Government did not make anything legal. The Environment Agency permits releases of storm overflows. Where they are not permitted, they are illegal. The Environment Agency has…07 Sept 2022