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HANSARDFarmersThe 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 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 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 2024HANSARDFarmersFood security is more important than ever, which is why we need to back British farmers to keep putting food on our tables, while protecting the environment. We are supporting…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 2024HANSARDTenant FarmingThe tenant farming sector is a central part of our plan to back British farmers and grow the rural economy. This is now firmly embedded within Government. Today we set out the…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman’s question merely highlights a fundamental difference between the Front Benchers of the two parties: I want to work with farmers, which is why through SFI—the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to the amazing campaign led by my hon. Friend on behalf of those in his constituency. Already, £80 million of support has been secured from the Department for…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend raises an important point. Of course, there are 2,000 seasonal worker visas to meet the demand in the run-up to Christmas. He will know that from my time as…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extremely keen to get the ban on wet wipes delivered. Has the hon. Lady spoken to her colleagues in the Welsh Labour Government? As she knows, these things need to go through…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo one could have done more to highlight the issue than the constituency MP. Indeed, the Minister with responsibility for water has already been to Walleys Quarry to look at first…14 Mar 2024HANSARDFood PricesThe hon. Member seems to imply that food inflation has been unique to the UK. Actually, we have seen more severe consequences on the continent. It is right to draw the House’s…14 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for FarmersBritish farmers put food on our tables and form the backbone of the rural economy, and this Government will always back our farmers. That is why in January we increased the rates…14 Mar 2024HANSARD“Not for EU” LabellingFirst, let me say that there is a consultation taking place, so there is discussion on this. Secondly, £50 million has already been allocated as transitional support. Thirdly,…14 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for FarmersFirst, I am happy to look at any individual case the hon. Lady raises. Secondly, I agree with her on the wider point. I have been very clear with the Rural Payments Agency that we…14 Mar 2024HANSARDFlood Risk: Rural CommunitiesAround 45% of the Government’s £5.2 billion investment in flood protection is targeted at rural communities, and the Minister for Water is allocating £75 million of funding…14 Mar 2024HANSARDFlood Risk: Rural CommunitiesMy hon. Friend has been a real constituency champion in highlighting some of the flooding issues that have occurred in North Warwickshire and Bedworth. Of the Environment Agency…14 Mar 2024HANSARDFlood Risk: Rural CommunitiesI think the whole House welcomes the fact that the Assembly is back up and running. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I am very keen, as a former Chief Secretary to the…14 Mar 2024