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HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationMy hon. Friend makes extremely pertinent points both on compensation and on speed, which was the point made previously by my hon. Friend the Member for South West Devon (Sir Gary…20 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationMy hon. Friend is quite right to express the huge local concerns. He and I have spoken multiple times a day since this issue arose, and he has been extremely effective in raising…20 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationMembers on the Labour Front Bench like to claim that their party wants to be taken seriously as a potential party of Government, yet once again we see shadow Ministers pre-empting…20 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationMy hon. Friend raises an important point. It is not just those residents directly affected who are concerned; so too will be those in the surrounding areas. Indeed, some of the…20 May 2024HANSARDSecond UK Farm to Fork SummitToday the Prime Minister will host the second UK Farm to Fork summit alongside Government Ministers at No.10 Downing Street, recognising the crucial importance of the farming and…14 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to focus on forest risk commodities: our flagship announcement at COP28 was that we were taking leading action on that. Many who have watched nature…09 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe already have the biggest ever prosecution by the Environment Agency, which is already live. We have also already banned bonuses for those companies guilty of serious pollution.…09 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries is extremely well placed to speak about the quality of land and how it pays, given that he himself farms. We…09 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince last updating the House, we have remained focused on delivering our plan to improve food security, on improving our water quality, and on leading the way, both at home and…09 May 2024HANSARDFarmersI refer the hon. Gentleman to the £2.4 billion commitment in our manifesto, which has been met in full.09 May 2024HANSARDCatchment Partnerships: FundingOne hundred catchment-based approach partnerships are set out in the plan for water. The catchment-based approach is exactly the right one— I agree with the decision taken by my…09 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to look at the specific issue that the hon. Gentleman raises in relation to the UN, but we are clear about the importance of food production, food security and backing…09 May 2024HANSARDCatchment Partnerships: FundingI very much agree with my right hon. Friend. What we are doing is twofold. First, we are increasing funding: she will have seen that, yesterday, we announced an uplift of £11.5…09 May 2024HANSARDFarmersThe hon. Member makes a valid point in terms of both the quality and the desirability of the products to which he refers. The Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries is engaging…09 May 2024HANSARDFarmersAs ever, my right hon. Friend is absolutely on the money in terms of the concern regarding straw prices and lower harvests this autumn. We are engaging extensively with the…09 May 2024HANSARDFarmersMy right hon. Friend is right to focus on the importance of drainage boards, particularly in Lincolnshire. He knows that I have a particular constituency interest in the adjacent…09 May 2024HANSARDFarmersAs the MP for North East Cambridgeshire, I feel I should extend north-east a little wider, given that we are a big food-producing area. To the hon. Lady’s specific point, the…09 May 2024HANSARDNatural Flood Management ProgrammeI agree. That is why we are increasing fourfold the number of inspections, so that water companies are not marking their own homework. It is why we have the plan for water,…09 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I touched on earlier, I am a huge supporter of the work of our internal drainage boards. They do a superb job, which is why the Minister for Water and Rural Growth, my hon.…09 May 2024HANSARDFarmersThe hon. Gentleman seems to have written that question before listening to the various examples that I have just given, but let me give him one. The most successful scheme the…09 May 2024