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HANSARD Cost of FoodThere is a huge package of intervention from the Government to help families up and down the country who are struggling with the cost of living. The Government recognise those…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Cost of FoodI cannot take another intervention as I have to give the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby the opportunity to conclude the debate. I thank hon. Members for their time today…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Marine Management OrganisationUltimately, I think that falls under the umbrella of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. I have regular meetings with the MMO—in fact, I met its chief…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Marine Management OrganisationI wholly acknowledge the necessity of speed to save his constituents and to ensure that no environmental damage is caused around Clacton. What we must not do, though, is introduce…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Marine Management OrganisationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I welcome the debate and am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Giles Watling) for securing it. I…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Marine Management OrganisationI want to make two points before my hon. Friend concludes. First, I hope he recognises that although local authorities are good at making local decisions, some decisions on the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, as well as that of Mr Hollobone, who was in the Chair at the beginning of the debate. I thank my hon. Friend the…05 Dec 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakLet me try to address that directly now. What we cannot do as a Government, which is much more challenging, is to underwrite the whole poultry production system; UK taxpayers…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s supportive comment. DEFRA’s avian influenza disease control measures aim to minimise the economic burden of the current outbreaks. We are…30 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I declare my…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for securing the debate. The debate has…30 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022I am disappointed by the Opposition spokesman’s comments. It appears fairly obvious to me that in Wales, where the Labour party is in charge and has the responsibility to sort the…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingThe truth is that if the hon. Gentleman looks around him, he will see how many members of the Labour party are here to provide support, and how many members of the Conservative…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and pay tribute to my hon.…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingThe former Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice), was a very good Secretary of State. He fought tooth and nail on behalf of…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFishing CommunitiesThe Government are providing £32.7 million a year to enable all four fishing Administrations to deliver funding schemes to support the seafood sector, such as the fisheries and…17 Nov 2022HANSARDFishing CommunitiesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his tenacious campaigning on this topic. The bass fisheries management plan will manage bass fishing in England and Wales. We are delivering on…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne day, the hon. Lady will have to accept the result of the referendum and the fact that Brexit took place. We are embracing those opportunities in the Department. We are doing…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously we want to set it up as soon as possible and we want it to assess all the available evidence. All interested parties want to make sure that we identify the challenge. A…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She will be aware that planning policy is a matter for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and solar policy is a…17 Nov 2022