Agriculture Bill

I should start by declaring my farming interests and the fact that I come from a farming family, ...

It would be remiss of us not to thank the Minister for the way that she has engaged in this proce...

That is very kind. We should also thank the farmers, who are rightly proud of the food we produce...

Can I take the Minister back to amendment (a), because she moved on before I got to make my point...

The whole purpose of the reporting mechanism is that it will not just be for Parliament, or indee...

Will the Minister give way?

I will not, because many Members wish to speak and I have been asked to be as quick as possible.<...

Before I call the spokesman for the Opposition, I warn Members that there will be an immediate li...

I rise to speak in support of Lords amendment 16B. Like the Minister, I declare an interest: my l...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will carry on for just one moment, if I may.

The Minister says that a deal can be prayed ...

One important factor for us in Northern Ireland, and especially in my constituency, is the milk s...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for intervening. I think that is a point the Minister should ...

It is a great pleasure to rise to support the Government amendments this evening. I am sure the W...

The hon. Gentleman knows that his opinions are very well regarded in Ulster by many of the farmer...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I believe that it does, because it brings us the...

I think the hon. Gentleman is right. There is no reason why we would wish to reduce our food stan...

I thank the hon. Gentleman very much for his intervention. The commission will not have the power...

My inbox has been full of messages from constituents looking for food standards to be maintained....

The hon. Lady says she has received a great many emails about this from her constituents. I hope ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but of course he is talking about scrutiny in th...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No, I am going to get on for the moment —and I can see that Madam Deputy Speaker is encouraging m...

Like the hon. Lady, I have had many emails from constituents raising concerns about this. Does sh...

I absolutely agree. That is basically what I am attempting to get across. I feel very much—the co...

It is a pleasure to be here this afternoon. I thank Ministers—in particular the Under-Secretary o...

I rise in support of the amendments from the other place. In recent days, the Government have mov...

In putting the environment at the heart of our new system of farm support, this is one of the mos...

I rise to support the Lords amendments, but I acknowledge the progress that has been made in putt...

There is a quote that says, “There are two things that you should never see made—laws and sausage...

As a relatively new MP, I have been astonished by the commitment of this Government, the minister...

I shall keep my remarks brief, out of courtesy for those further down the call list, but also bec...

I thank the Minister for her incredible work on the Bill, and may I thank the Conservative party—...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I am wrapped up. One more thing I would say is that I am grateful that chlorinated chicken will n...

Much of the debate on this significant and ambitious Bill has homed in on animal welfare, food an...

We have more time than I thought. I call Wera Hobhouse to speak for two minutes.

Goodness—two minutes! I will just rush though this. The Lords were absolutely right to try to str...

The Bill has been much improved by more than 100 hours of debate, and I do not mean to give it mu...