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HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKMy hon. Friend asks an important question. That is why we have capped the maximum charges to five per load, particularly to support SMEs. As I say, for those of medium risk the…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKThe hon. Lady either chooses not to understand what is happening, or deliberately tries to inflame a situation that will be of great benefit to the UK moving forward. She…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his work in this area and his expertise in it. Moving forward, we will be in a much stronger place in terms of our phytosanitary and sanitary…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKI thank the shadow Minister for his questions and his interest in this topic. What is clear is that there is a distinction between those goods that are coming into the country…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKWe did look at different models. Of course, we could have adopted the model of third country to the EU, but that would have created significant cost for those wishing to import…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That this Committee has considered the draft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria.…23 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024The hon. Lady is right to highlight that point. We pay a lot of attention to antimicrobial resistance, but she is right to say that we do not always take antifungal resistance as…23 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024My right hon. Friend asks an interesting question. There is no fee to register, but it is important that those who are selling these medicines into the UK market take the trouble…23 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his support and co-operation. He mentioned divergence, but it is important to recognise that we do not want divergence for divergence’s…23 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. The first instrument was laid before the House on 26 February. Following your guidance, Ms Rees, I will speak to both…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024There has been a huge amount of consultation and working with the sector to get to this point. I think that that was the right way of doing this, of listening and building the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I am grateful to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Chesterfield, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Dover for their interventions and thoughts. First, I will say that we…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024There has been a lot of discussion with industry and the sector to get to the right point. What matters is not the location of where those goods are inspected, but that they are…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024I am very grateful to the shadow Minister for those questions. What I will say to him for a start is that we talked to the Groceries Code Adjudicator quite a lot and sought its…19 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I begin by…19 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024I actually am. I think this measure will help, because it will mean that there is much more fairness in those supply chains and that those contracts are much more robust in how…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Thames Water: Contingency PlansI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I am delighted to respond on behalf of the Government. Water is what makes life possible on our planet. It is essential for…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI was about to come to this point, to try to satisfy the hon. Lady’s curiosity. I am tempted to say that ferrets were included purely because of the love for them expressed by my…15 Mar 2024HANSARD Thames Water: Contingency PlansI am aware of the distress that being without water will have caused to the hon. Gentleman’s residents. Of course, I will write to him formally to set out what he can do. I hope…15 Mar 2024