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HANSARDFood PricesOctober’s consumer prices index price inflation was 10.1%, down from 12.1% in September and the lowest figure since June 2022. Industry analysts expect food price inflation to…07 Dec 2023HANSARDBritish Food ProducersThe Government are committed to supporting British food producers. We are investing £2.4 billion a year in England’s farming sector, and we will also look to support more growers…07 Dec 2023HANSARDBritish Food ProducersThe hon. Gentleman will be surprised to know that I would be delighted to visit a food factory. I am also delighted to hear about the success of Oscar Mayer. North Wales has a…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSwine influenza is endemic in the UK pig population. It generally causes only mild illness, but the Health Security Agency’s investigation, with support from DEFRA, is ongoing. We…07 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023. These draft regulations were…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023To be clear, that is not the case. An individual will have to have control of the land parcels associated with that business. If those entitlements are transferred to another…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023Of course, I am more than happy to write the hon. Gentleman, but he fails to mention the doubling in the number of people that are receiving countryside stewardship agreements—a…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023May I start by clarifying the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley. Delinked payments will only be made to farmers who claimed in the previous schemes in…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023I thank the shadow Minister for his engagement and his support on these matters. This is one of those rare occasions where the Government did consult and 100% of respondents were…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023I am grateful for the support of the shadow team, and I will address some of the points made by the hon. Member for Cambridge. Of course, it would be much better to do these…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023To get back to the matters at hand, the majority of these reforms will apply only in England. However, the Welsh Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023To be clear, absolutely not. We will not have products that are regulated differently, but we will have an industry that is regulated differently in terms of blending. It will be…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023My right hon. Friend is a great advocate and consumer of wine. He will be aware that Sussex is quite unique: it has its own geographical indicator and protections for its English…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023I am not aware of any specific concerns; I think it is more a question of timing. I do not want to imply any criticism of the Scottish or Welsh devolved Administrations, because…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023We are really hopeful that it will be a significant positive and give flexibility to wine blenders here in the UK. It will also allow them to improve the quality of what they sell…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I hope that by that time the sector will have had the opportunity to come forward with its own applications to the Health and Safety Executive and for us to have looked at that…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his contribution and to hon. Members for their attendance today. I hope that colleagues will recognise that the regulations are crucial to…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023. The regulations were laid before the House on 23…28 Nov 2023