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HANSARDGame Birds (Cage Breeding) Bill [HL]My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my entry in the register. I congratulate my noble friend on introducing the Bill. He is known for his interest in fauna and flora and for…25 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelThe Chief Veterinary Officer for Northern Ireland recently referred to “available veterinary resource located in Northern Ireland points of entry, delivering efficient controls on…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelI think it very important to say that there is no threat to human health resulting from the shortage of official veterinarians working in abattoirs. There is adequate coverage. It…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelMy Lords, my officials are in regular contact with the veterinary profession, including the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the British Veterinary Association, concerning…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelWe should all be very grateful to the noble Lord for his involvement in creating the new courses across a number of different universities. I shall certainly take his suggestion…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelWe already have new vets coming into the profession from the University of Surrey scheme, which was brought in a few years ago. Since then, we have new schools appearing at Harper…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelSome of the practices that my noble friend raises certainly have an impact on animal welfare and dealing with animal illnesses. But the most important thing is that we get more…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelThere are a lot of different veterinary roles besides general practice—we have to have official veterinarians as part of our products of animal origin process, and in abattoirs.…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelWorking in an abattoir or assessing the viability of products of animal origin is not necessarily why everyone goes into the veterinary profession, but they are important…23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelThe noble Lord makes a very good point. That committee could well have a very beneficial effect, and I will go back and ask officials when it is next due to meet and let him know.23 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelThe noble Lord is quite right to point out that this has been a long-running problem. In fact, it is large-animal vets we want to see more of. We want to encourage people into the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 1, 3 and 10 February be approved. Relevant document: 30th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered…23 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 January be approved. Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…14 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I am very grateful to your Lordships for a very good debate. I have that difficult balance to achieve of recognising the lateness of the hour and the business to which we must…14 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, this instrument before us today seeks to use existing powers under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to simplify the process of research and development in plants…14 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionThe common agricultural policy and the basic payment scheme were, and to an extent still are, not small-farmer friendly. We want to make sure that the environmental land…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. Defra continues to actively engage with the farming industry to deliver the changes we are implementing to…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionThe right reverend Prelate makes some good points. It is now a requirement under the Agriculture Act for the Government to publish where we are on food security in this country,…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionThe noble Lord is right to point out that it is vital that we protect the agricultural and food supply chain. We have powers in the Agriculture Act that allow us to introduce…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Farmers’ UnionI think there is a bit of confusion, which again was pointed out by Minette Batters in her speech, in relation to the minimum basic payment and the amount of hours a week that…02 Mar 2022