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HANSARDNational Food StrategyWe are putting enormous resources into supporting farmers, incentivising them in a different but less prescriptive way than under the common agricultural policy. We are supporting…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyThis is a moment of almost revolutionary change in agriculture, not only in how we support and incentivise farmers but in how we produce food. What was so impressive about Henry…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyThe food strategy sits within the wider intention of the Government, with cross-party support, to ensure that we have the most sustainable and highest standards in all areas of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyThe Government have gone to great lengths to ensure that the latter problem has been resolved. As things stand, we have imported enough people to help with the processing of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyThe food strategy is an attempt for the first time to draw together all different aspects of the food system. I am very admiring of the noble Baroness’s work, not least with the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. The forthcoming government food strategy will set out the Government’s ambition and priorities for the food…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy Lords, I am not an expert on this, but I understand that the bearskin is a product of a heritage cull which has to take place in certain parts of the world and is not an…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy noble friend’s question suggests that she has the advantage on me and a greater understanding of the pre-legislative discussions that are going ahead. As far as I am concerned,…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy Lords, there is a Bill coming forward relating to issues of animals abroad. That will be published in the near future. The noble Baroness would not expect me to second-guess…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesAs part of the consultation, we heard from a number of different organisations and Governments, including those of South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Canada, Zambia and Botswana,…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesThe noble Lord knows the length of time it takes for legislation to get on to the statute book, but once it is there, imported trophies will be banned. I would expect that, if the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesI can assure the noble Baroness that my colleague and noble friend Lord Goldsmith has the full confidence of the Prime Minister and is very active on these issues. He would be…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesThe Government are bringing in a range of animal welfare measures. We have a proud tradition in this country across parties of having concern for animal welfare. There is a long…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy Lords, it is a manifesto commitment to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered animals. We will be bringing forward legislation to deliver this measure as soon as…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy Lords, there were about 20 licensed imports of trophies in the year 2020 and I suspect that many others may have been illegally transported around the world. My noble friend is…22 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesI have read some of the speculation in the press, but this is not something that has come to me in my department as part of these discussions. We will see in the near future…22 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesUnder our environmental land management schemes farmers will be rewarded for doing what we call public goods, and that includes creating habitat for wildlife and protecting…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesThe question suggests that there has been a change in government policy. There has been no change in the definition of species that can be controlled under licence since the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesI am enjoying the image of the noble Baroness and my noble friend enjoying a walk in the countryside. There are three legs to the stool of nature conservation: providing habitat,…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBird Control LicencesThere are various data sources about the value of shooting to the wider rural economy. There are, of course, other measures that have shown the wider conservation benefits of…03 Feb 2022