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HANSARDFishing: FranceI have been quite surprised by the attack line on this from members of the Scottish National Party in the other place. They seem to want to revert to the common fisheries policy…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceI was explaining that the vessel that has been seized may be the subject of a judicial process, which I would not want to prejudice. It is in a port in France. There are other…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceI am sorry, I missed that.01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceI was referring to a vessel that has been seized, against which there are allegations of fishing illegally. I do not want to comment on that, because that could be the basis of a…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceIt is actually longer than that. I hate to disagree with the noble Lord, who knows so much about these matters, but I can remember a dispute in the Baie de Seine long before…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceYour Lordships will grumble if I go on too long and into too much detail but, broadly speaking, to give the noble Lord an example, Jersey has issued licences to 113 French vessels…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceI am sure my noble friend will understand if I do not get involved in impending elections in any other country.01 Nov 2021HANSARDTrees: Ips typographusIn a word: no. The beetle does not affect trees under three metres. Some Christmas trees are higher than three metres, so I qualify what I say, but it is not expected to have any…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceThe Government have sought to support the fishing industry through the difficult period of transition and are currently pushing roughly £100 million out of the door to support it,…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceI am lucky to have been out with the Fishery Protection Squadron when I was at Defra. It is the oldest squadron in the Royal Navy, and I have huge admiration for the job that the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDFishing: FranceAs I said, this matter could involve a judicial process and I do not want to prejudice that. It is being dealt through very close working between my department, the Marine…01 Nov 2021HANSARDOrganics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful for noble Lords’ interest in this issue and for the questions that have been asked. To start with, I say to my noble friend that this is of course a…19 Oct 2021HANSARDOrganics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.19 Oct 2021HANSARDOrganics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, for organic products imported from another country to be legally sold as organic in Great Britain they must be certified as organic by a third country or third-country…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsMy Lords, we are working closely with the pig sector in response to the backlog of pigs, to both minimise on-farm culling and tackle the shortage of butchers in the processing…14 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsAs somebody who has been involved in stock farming and the agricultural community all my life, I entirely endorse what the noble Baroness says about the distressing situation of…14 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsI know that my colleague Victoria Prentis, the Minister responsible for this area, has had frequent conversations with all the devolved Governments on these issues. I am not…14 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsI can tell the noble Baroness that we care deeply about this sector, the people who work in it and the welfare of the animals concerned, and we want nothing more than to smooth…14 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsI can assure the noble Lord that we are taking action on a range of issues, which we hope will resolve the problem in the coming weeks. We are working with AHDB to identify export…14 Oct 2021HANSARDCulling of PigsThe noble Lord is very experienced in this field, and he was himself involved in the development of a new veterinary school with Harper Adams. That is just part of what this…14 Oct 2021