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HANSARDDraft Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (England) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to respond on behalf of the massed hordes of Labour MPs in this Committee today. This is a really important SI. The Minister will know, because we were in the…14 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries ManagementI pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for the way he introduced this debate. This is a deeply political area. It genuinely matters, and it…13 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries ManagementI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to say thank you to my stepmother, who is one of those officers along the coast in Boscastle in North Cornwall. I…13 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries ManagementI will not at this time, I am afraid. I had hoped to be able to raise a number of points. In the spirit of praising people when they get it right, I want to thank the supermarket…13 Jul 2021HANSARDPost Box in Stoke VillageI rise to present this petition on behalf of the people I represent in Stoke Village in Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport. Stoke Village is a vibrant community, and what every…07 Jul 2021HANSARDMicrochipping of PetsI thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for introducing the petition so well. There is good cross-party support from all the hon. Members in the debate…28 Jun 2021HANSARDShellfish IndustryThe Government have got this one wrong and instead of blaming the European Union, they should see that the responsibility sits closer to home, with Ministers. Fishing…17 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope that today is not the Secretary of State’s last Question Time, given the recent rumours from Downing Street that he is due for the chop. If those rumours are true, how will…17 Jun 2021HANSARDAnimal WelfareI thank all hon. Members who have spoken in this debate. This has been a good debate, and I thank in particular the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn), who…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Environment BillI am grateful to the hon. Member for that intervention; I know he always listens carefully to my speeches on this subject, and his question is a good one. We are facing a bit of a…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillMy hon. Friend is exactly right. That is why Labour is arguing for a comprehensive, joined-up approach from Ministers, in which DEFRA’s policies align with those of the Ministry…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI thank my hon. Friend for that. What the Welsh Labour Government have shown is that we can be bold and decisive and that we can take people with us on that journey. The “people…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillBoth my hon. Friend and the WWF are right that we need to see bolder action on forests and the oceans. It is a shocking indictment of this Bill that there is barely a mention of…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillTwo years ago this month, it was Parliament that declared a climate and an ecological emergency. We were the first Parliament in the world to do so in what was a truly landmark…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I am a big fan of bee bricks as well as swift bricks. I fear that his intervention was aimed more at the Government than at me. I…26 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe year 2020 was the warmest year on record: more habitats were lost; more species were facing extinction; and more raw sewage was pumped into our nation’s rivers, seemingly…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Animal WelfareIt is a pleasure to be able to sum up this debate for the Opposition. First, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) for the way in which she…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Animal WelfareFor anyone watching this, can the Minister confirm that there are organisations that will support the animal of anyone fleeing domestic violence as well? The power that a…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe pollock quota has gone down in the south-west. There is no apology and no sense of reality from the Secretary of State. He cannot wriggle out on this one—the net is closing in…04 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFishing boats are tied up and fish exporters are tied up with red tape. Fishing was promised a sea of opportunity, but the reality is that many fishing businesses are on the verge…04 Mar 2021