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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, what an interesting debate. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for initiating it and to all noble Lords. It gives me an opportunity to reiterate the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for this amendment, because it provides me with an opportunity to expand on the Government’s position on bycatch. As he…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for his amendment. The fisheries administrations have a strong track record of working closely together to develop fisheries…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for her amendment, which would require the joint fisheries statement to include a specific statement setting out how the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for the opportunity to discuss these amendments and to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I am…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I would say to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, that there have now been many iterations of the Bill and a lot of consideration has been given to it. We have a balance of objectives…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend Lord Lansley for his proposed amendments, which require the national fisheries authorities to use criteria that are transparent and…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]On the noble Baroness’s intention, we do not think that it would be helpful to the fishing industry to take away the current system of FQAs and the certainty that that allocation…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his amendment and to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. As noble Lords will be aware, the United Nations Convention…22 Jun 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 8, Schedule 1, Clauses 9 to 13, Schedule 2, Clauses 14 to 18, Schedule…17 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillThat the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee10 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, what an exceptional debate. It will be impossible for me to answer all the questions that have been posed but I will say what I always say: I will seek to follow up in…10 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, in declaring my farming interests as set out in the register, it is clearly a privilege to open this debate. The policies that flow from the Bill seek to strengthen our…10 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to the debate. I am confident that we will have considerable opportunities to discuss some of the matters raised on the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020That the Virtual Proceedings do consider the Direct Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 14th Report from the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. In light of the wet weather that England experienced during the autumn and winter of 2019 and 2020, this…02 Jun 2020HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. Food supply and food security are of the greatest importance at all times; in the context of this current…14 May 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestIt should always be our aspiration to have a healthy nation and healthy food. I always champion the production of good British food, across all sectors, and we need to work on…30 Apr 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestThis is a very good point. Within UK horticulture, I am particularly interested in the range of parts of our country that produce specialised varieties of food. That relationship…30 Apr 2020HANSARDFruit and Vegetable HarvestMy Lords, a number of seasonal workers were able to come here before the virus took hold and they will clearly be important. But, as I say, we are embarking on the Pick for…30 Apr 2020