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HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementThat is very helpful. The hon. Gentleman also mentioned fuel prices and I recognise that challenge. The pressure on fishermen to go further adds to the cost of fuel, but I hope he…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementI am more than happy to come back to the hon. Gentleman with more detail on that. Let us not kid ourselves here. We could have all the quota if we wanted. We could have all the…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementIf the hon. Gentleman will indulge me, I will build on the point made by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), who called the debate. Gill netting is…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPost-Brexit Fisheries ManagementOf course I will, and I have done so already, to be honest. There have been some challenges for Marine Scotland, and covid brought its own challenges. I think the right hon.…13 Oct 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersThe hon. Gentleman is right to draw attention to the fact that retailers will play a huge part in solving the challenges we face, not only in the United Kingdom, but across the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersI draw the attention of the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I also pay tribute to the previous Department for Environment, Food and Rural…08 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to Rob and Sally. Staffordshire farmers are second only to Nottinghamshire farmers in their delivery for UK food production.08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersI hope the hon. Lady will recognise the contribution of UK farmers across generations to keeping the UK and Europe well fed for decades, which will of course continue. The…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and look forward to working with the Opposition Front Bench. I would strongly push back at his comments about the previous Secretary of…08 Sept 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsFertilisers make up around 9% of input costs into food production. Cost increases may be absorbed at various points within the supply chain, but of course we should recognise that…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question; I, too, thought I had escaped him. He will be surprised to know that there is another method available to us, which the SNP does not…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersI contemplated denying liking a lamb dinner, but I do not want to start by misleading the House. We recognise the huge contribution that Welsh farmers make not only to lamb…08 Sept 2022HANSARDCost Increases: Food Producers and ConsumersOf course those water companies have other responsibilities as well, but the use of water for agricultural food production will be fundamental to our success. My hon. Friend may…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Support for Local Food InfrastructureI apologise now if I do not manage to respond to all the points that have been made. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) for securing the…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Support for Local Food InfrastructureMr Robertson, am I correct that I have until 3.08 pm to try to catch as many of those comments as I can?08 Sept 2022HANSARDFish Stocks and Marine LifeThe UK’s rivers and seas boast some of the greatest biodiversity and marine life anywhere in the world. The Government have prioritised protecting species, not least by leaving…08 Sept 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. That is something that we take seriously. We recognise the huge challenge to not only UK agriculture, but other sectors around the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsOf course, we recognise the challenge. I have been in post for 12 hours, so I hope that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I have not been able to make a full assessment of the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDLabour Shortages: Agriculture and FishingI think we need to give the Prime Minister longer than 48 hours to deliver on that commitment. The hon. Gentleman would have kept us in the common fisheries policy by remaining in…08 Sept 2022HANSARDLabour Shortages: Agriculture and FishingThe Government are working to ensure that UK agriculture and fishing sectors secure the labour that they need. We know that there is a shortage of labour and it is difficult for…08 Sept 2022