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HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the noble Lord makes a fair point. I am not the Minister having these discussions, but I will make sure that the noble Lord’s point is put to my ministerial colleagues.…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillTwo noble and learned Lords making those remarks makes it doubly important that I take their points back to the department.23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. It is always challenging when one noble Lord decides on one timeframe and another noble Lord chooses…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 209, I shall speak also to Amendments 261, 262 and 268 in my name. Amendments 209, 261 and 262 provide that the Secretary of State shall seek consent…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for Amendment 208. Clause 32 enables the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board to run the new livestock…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for what in many respects has been a heartfelt debate. References to words like “important” set the tone in which your Lordships have spoken. I…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI believe that the noble Baroness made a speech rather than asking a question but I have noted it all. I approve of gardening, community gardening and the production of food.21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillAs I say, the purpose of trying to start with an outside-in approach is precisely to ensure that rural areas and farms are connected—very often the village is connected but the…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the vision is for a prosperous rural economy, which obviously includes food production and agriculture. However, a whole range of communities form the rural economy. We…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. At its heart is our consideration about how we ensure that there is a vibrant farming sector in the future,…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, which goes to the heart of the rural economy and how rural communities play their essential…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI am afraid that I cannot give a precise date other than what I said in my remarks, that the quantum and design of the fund will take place following the spending review; I cannot…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, the Government have sought that flexibility in how we reduce the payments, as I say. Although we will make announcements on funding for the early years of agricultural…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI cannot give my noble friend the precise date. I know noble Lords would like that announcement to be as soon as possible—I will take that away—but I am afraid I cannot give your…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillThere are a number of points there. I think I said that under Clause 8 the Government allow for an extension of the agricultural transition period, should that be necessary, so…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI can say to the noble Earl and other noble Lords that I have the matter strongly in my mind.21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I wish that the noble and learned Lord had given me those definitions before I replied, because it would have helped the noble Baroness even further. On our definition,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness. We are bringing forward these provisions in the Bill because we recognise that the current situation is far from satisfactory. We need to…16 Jul 2020