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HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I should have at the very outset declared my farming interests as well, as set out in the register. I should probably do that at every Defra occasion because of the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the matters in the five instruments are closely interrelated; I hope it will be helpful to your Lordships if I speak to all five together. With a number of small…20 Mar 2019HANSARDAgriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document: 18th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…20 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the State Aid (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring Supplementary Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit)…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I think that may be a matter of detail. I will write with a résumé of points I may not have covered, and areas where I think a little more detail would help. I am most grateful to…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Would it help if the noble Lord and I had a conversation after this debate on the statutory instrument? I am interested in hearing his point. With your Lordships’ permission, I…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Yes, and I think it has been clear from the department that, like any responsible Government or department, we would act if issues arose. The noble Lord mentioned the sheep…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Yes; I always have a safety valve. Picking up my noble friend’s point, it is why we thought that these SIs hung together as a package. From all the details that noble Lords have…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Farming TariffsMy Lords, the Secretary of State has said from the start that he is not happy about the manner in which payments for countryside stewardship and environmental stewardship have…19 Mar 2019HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12, 13 and 14 February be approved. Relevant document s : 18th and 19th Report s from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, I declare my farming interests as set out in the register. The Government recognise the importance, value and role of insects in ecosystems. There are over 24,000…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, I specifically mentioned integrated pest management, which is about finding a reduction wherever possible. Indeed, the area of land in the UK under integrated pest…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, I declare that I have also had some losses on rape crop this year due to flea beetle, so I understand the noble Lord’s point. We have supported tough restrictions on…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, as I said in my answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, we will always act on the best scientific advice at the time. I congratulate Rothamsted Research and other…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, I entirely agree. That is why the department has supported the Bees’ Needs campaign and why Carnaby Street was renamed “Carnabee Street” last year. The owners of the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, I referred to improving our evidence base: that is why we want to work with the scientific councils, which continue to fund research on insects. Our evidence base is…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationYes. One of the extremely important things in the agri-environmental packages is to make it easier for farmers to provide flowers on fields to support wild pollinating insects. Of…19 Mar 2019HANSARDInsect PopulationMy Lords, as I have said, we will always support the advice of our experts. That is why we have the Health and Safety Executive and the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides. We act…19 Mar 2019