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HANSARDBluetongue VirusThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is publishing its framework for managing an outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in England. Bluetongue is a disease…23 May 2024HANSARDExpanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive OfferToday, the Government will publish the details of the expanded sustainable farming incentive offer, providing significant improvements and expansion to the scheme, so that they…21 May 2024HANSARD Under-10-Metre Fishing Fleet: South-WestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Ms Rees. I start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) for…15 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI beg to move, That the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 16 April, be approved. I declare my…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureMy right hon. Friend will understand that the basic payment scheme did not motivate food production at all, as it was not linked to it. As we move to the new regime, we are…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI will give way one more time, but I am conscious that other Members want to speak.13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureThe hon. Member will be familiar with how matters of inheritance tax are for the Treasury rather than this Department, but we want to see that fair transition between generations…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising that important topic. We have listened to those farmers and improved the speed at which we pay for new SFI agreements, moving those…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureWe have consistently and regularly engaged with farmers and stakeholders to listen to their concerns. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that in January we announced increases in…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI should be clear and gently push back when my hon. Friend mentions reductions. The budget for the basic payment regime was £2.4 billion, and £2.4 billion is still the budget. So…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureThe hon. Gentleman highlights a long-term challenge that we face: if we are going to be impacted by climate change and increasingly difficult weather patterns in future, we need…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureOf course, we continue to engage with Natural England and the Environment Agency, which have an interest in ensuring that we get slurry infrastructure in the right place. If my…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI thank all hon. Members who have contributed to today’s debate. I also thank the Secretary of State for being in his place to demonstrate his support. Two former Secretaries of…13 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI am grateful for that intervention. That is why we are offering grant schemes for such infrastructure projects. For example, there will be grant schemes to improve on slurry…13 May 2024HANSARDAir QualityWe are driving down emissions and concentrations of the most harmful air pollutants, reducing their impact on public health and the environment. Through the Environment Act 2021,…09 May 2024HANSARDAir QualityI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. Our assessment of incineration capacity and needs is ongoing—I do not want to prejudge the outcome of that work or any of the next…09 May 2024HANSARDAir QualityI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s question, which gives us the opportunity to highlight the great progress we are making in this area. We want to continue to make progress and…09 May 2024HANSARDSerious Dog Injuries Register: Dog GroomersUnder the Animal Welfare Act 2006, groomers must protect dogs under their control from harm and provide for their welfare needs. Where that Act is breached, offenders face…09 May 2024HANSARDWaste Incineration Plant CapacityDEFRA officials are currently scoping the need for a review of the role of waste incineration facilities, and I do not want to prejudge the conclusions of that exercise. The…09 May 2024HANSARDSerious Dog Injuries Register: Dog GroomersI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this case, and obviously I sympathise with his constituent whose pet suffered that poor practice. The Government’s belief in the…09 May 2024