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HANSARDRural AffairsAs I have said, the consequentials will work in the way in which they always work. Devolved Administrations have some discretion as to how they will spend the money that is made…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThey are from the Treasury and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Under the previous system, 40% of the value of agricultural property relief went to just 7% of claimants. That is…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI will convey the hon. Gentleman’s views to my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsIf the hon. Gentleman will give me a little time, it is important that I make these points. Currently, 73% of agricultural property relief claims are less than £1 million. An…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI will take one more intervention and then make some progress.11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI have not had time to paint much of a rosy picture yet, because I have only just started and I am taking quite a lot of interventions, but I hope I can allay the concerns of some…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsPerhaps the hon. Gentleman wants to allude to another of them.11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThe vast majority of farmers will be unaffected by the changes, so that point will not apply. We are also rapidly releasing £60 million to support farmers whose farms have been…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionDiolch yn fawr. The commission is jointly set up by the UK Government and the Welsh Government, and it will report back to both. It will inform the actions that both Governments…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThe short answer to that is yes.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionIt will be for the commission to look at how we get to an effective and appropriate model of regulation, including the roles of the regulators.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWe have also set up a flood resilience taskforce, which is looking precisely at those kinds of problems related to flooding so that we can take action immediately.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThe commission has a wide remit, and will look at the wider impact of damage to the water system, which got much worse under the previous Government.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWe have already announced plans to ringfence money earmarked for investment so that it cannot be diverted for undeserved multimillion-pound bonuses, as happened so frequently…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThe commission will look at identifying a model of appropriate and effective regulation for precisely the reasons my hon. Friend outlines.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThat is absolutely the intention.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionIt is always a pleasure to hear from the hon. Gentleman. Of course water is devolved in Northern Ireland. It will be for the local authorities there to make their own decisions…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI have had the pleasure of visiting my hon. Friend’s constituency many times over the past year, and I know what a concern flooding is to people living there. We have already set…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThere has been a wide failure in the regulation of water. That is why I have asked Sir Jon Cunliffe, as part of the commission that he is leading, to look at regulation and the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The Water (Special Measures) Bill, which is currently going through the House of Lords and will soon be in this House, looks at how…23 Oct 2024