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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I might need to clarify this, but on the noble Lord’s first point, using “to fish” as a verb refers to the act of fishing. I will look at what I said on Monday and what I said…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for enabling me to wrap up why the Government feel that Clause 1 is so important to shaping our fisheries management regime for the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I wrote to your Lordships, and I can read what I said in that letter about the size of the fleet, if that would help: “Lord Krebs raised a question about advances in technology…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I had not finished, actually, but I will sit down.04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, the whole point about sustainability is that we have moved, as I said in an earlier discussion, from 12%, I think it is, to 59% of the stocks that we know about now…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her proposed Amendments 24 and 29, which would introduce additional duties in the form of safety requirements for fishing…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsMy Lords, scientists have produced, for instance, pigs that can resist one of the world’s most costly animal diseases—porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus—by…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsMy Lords, we have somehow got to help feed the world, and that is why I think research work into disease resistance in wheat, rice and cucumber, improving the starch content and…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsThis is why we rely on the best science and have a science-based approach to how these matters are regulated. Clearly, confidence that this is about enhancing and helping the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsObviously, much of what we want to do is to work with the rhythm of nature. The point I was seeking to make earlier about gene editing is that, in particular where it merely…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsI absolutely agree with what the noble Baroness has said. That is precisely what we need to do when considering any changes. The most important thing is consumer confidence. We…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsMy Lords, we did not agree with the 2018 European Court of Justice ruling that all GE crops must be regulated as GMOs. There is an advantage in terms of seeking to improve the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture: Genome-edited CropsMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. The UK Government will take a science-based approach to reconsidering the position that all genome-edited…04 Mar 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 5th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…03 Mar 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for this contributing to this debate, because it reflects what we are all most concerned about: the importance of food production, the people who…03 Mar 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I obviously cannot make any commitments today, given the changing situation and floods in parts of the country that were not part of the further announcements. However,…03 Mar 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. I hope that it will be helpful to your Lordships if I speak to both the Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers…03 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 5th Report from the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I recognise that the proposed Amendment 11 is designed to enhance protection of the marine environment. It would, though, have hugely significant impacts if we took it…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, this debate has turned into rather an intriguing one, with lots of contributions. I am grateful to noble Lords for these amendments, which all relate to a matter…02 Mar 2020