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HANSARDRural EconomyMy noble friend is right. Rural areas can be very different from each other, and we believe that local people are often best placed to judge what is right for their communities.…26 Nov 2020HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, I think the best thing here is that I will be able—very soon, I hope—to furnish the House with the first rural proofing report. Following this House’s Select Committee…26 Nov 2020HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, our vision remains that rural communities should prosper, benefiting from the full range of government policies designed to level up opportunity and take the country…26 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, I shall certainly do that. Our proposals on lump sum and delinking are to facilitate retirement. That is an issue on which we are consulting, and I am most grateful to…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, my noble friend has raised a key point. Not only do we need access to land and skills, we want to ensure this through the productivity grants, which are part of the…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that affordable rural housing is key to ensuring that we have a vibrant agricultural industry. That is why in 2018 the Government launched…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, we are working on a co-design with councils, landowners and others so that the new entrant scheme works precisely with county farms and local authorities. That is…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, my noble friend has picked up on something very important. Going beyond our new entrants scheme and councils with rural estates, we also want to work with landowners and…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. The Government are working with the skills leadership group to introduce a professional body for agriculture…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, we value the role that council farms play in providing opportunities for new entrants. That is why we want to incentivise councils to retain and invest in their farm…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, it is fair to say that arrangements on agriculture and finance will be announced shortly.23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, one of the reasons the Government are reforming post-16 technical education to provide clearer routes into skilled employment in agriculture and other associated sectors…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, so far as tenancy agreements are concerned, our first priority is to bring forward the regulations that are required following the Agriculture Act 2020 into modernising…23 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for their contributions and important questions on some of these matters. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, that…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020. Relevant…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 33rd…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 31st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. These instruments are closely related as they apply to regulations relating to the common agricultural policy,…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand the instincts of the noble Lord exactly. On international obligations, the whole point about the last resort is that, if international obligations were not…12 Nov 2020