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Agriculture Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Thursday, 16 July 2020, in the House of Lords.
Lords committee stage fourth day. Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to. New clause considered. Some amendments debated and withdrawn, some not moved.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

804 cc1767-1852 

Session

2019-21

Legislative stage

Committee stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Agriculture Bill 2019-21. Brought from the Commons.
Monday, 18 May 2020
Bills
House of Lords
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee thirteenth report.
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2020-0498
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Earl of Caithness | 804 c1768 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

The Earl of Caithness

73: Clause 1, page 2, line 35, at end insert “, and to...

Earl of Caithness | 804 c1768 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 73 stands in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington. This i...


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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c1769 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, and an even greater pleasure...

Earl of Devon | 804 cc1769-1771 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we spent the first three days of this debate discussing the baubles that were to adorn ...

Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 804 c1771 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 274, although I am thoroughly behind the other amendm...

Baroness Worthington | 804 cc1771-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is my pleasure to speak to Amendment 73 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Caithnes...

Lord Judd | 804 c1772 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is a very important amendment. It is a rather historic occasion, because I cannot ...

Lord Tyler | 804 cc1774-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, all Members have emphasised just how significant and timely this group of amendments is...

Lord Marlesford | 804 c1775 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests in Suffolk as in the register. I am rather doubtful of the wisdo...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 cc1776-1525 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 73 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, and Amendments 27...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 804 cc1526-1777 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendments 272 and 274 in the names of the two noble Baronesses, Lady Jones a...

Lord Clark of Windermere | 804 c1777 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I very much associate myself with the thrust of these four amendments. They highlight s...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 804 c1777 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I venture to say that the amendments in this group can be summed up as: what purpose pr...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 804 c1778 (Link to this contribution)

For the benefit of Members tuning in remotely, it might be helpful to know that the Minister resp...

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 804 cc1778-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, that is indeed helpful. I am pleased to speak in support of all these amendments but pa...

Duke of Montrose | 804 cc1779-1780 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, as he bangs the drum for Scotl...

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale | 804 cc1780-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the general thrust of these amendments and I hope that the Government will li...

Lord Adonis | 804 cc1781-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I know that the Government are frustrated at the very slow progress of the Bill and, al...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 cc1783-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this suite of amendment deals with the critical issue of climate change. Agriculture ha...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 cc1784-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as noble Lords have commented, we have Amendment 272 in this group. It sets out a requi...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 cc1785-7 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my noble friend Lord Caithness for Amendment 73, with which I will take Amendment 144A fr...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 804 c1788 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received requests to speak after the Minister from four noble Lords: the noble B...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 804 c1788 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her speech. which covered most of the points I wished to...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1788 (Link to this contribution)

I note my noble friend’s comments. I think she probably meant to refer to Amendment 73, which is ...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 804 c1788 (Link to this contribution)

I now call the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. The noble Lord, Lord Lilley, will sp...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 cc1788-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, and to note that...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c1789 (Link to this contribution)

Can I ask the noble Baroness to wait a moment? I think it would be a courtesy to the Committee if...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 c1789 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord for his comment. I was coming to my last sentence, which is this: does the...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1789 (Link to this contribution)

I acknowledge the support from all sides of the House for all that we can do to encourage climate...

Baroness Boycott | 804 cc1789-1790 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I add my support for Amendment 272. I shall make a few points, while being mindful of w...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with everything the noble Baroness has said about healthy land meaning healthy food. The ...

Earl of Devon | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am sorry to return to this point—I am being forced to become something of an environm...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

I can confirm that we are absolutely confident that we are doing everything in legislation and en...

Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

After the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, I will call the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, who has requ...

Lord Lilley | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my noble friend on being the only person in this debate who has raised the questio...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

We are not accepting these amendments. I take my noble friend’s point. We should always have abso...

Baroness Worthington | 804 c1790 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to be able to speak a second time. I echo the comments of the noble Earl, Lord Devo...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1791 (Link to this contribution)

As I have said already, from next year we will bring forward grants and new countryside stewardsh...

Earl of Caithness | 804 c1791 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in the debate and for ...

Lord Trees | 804 cc1791-1529 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Trees

87: Clause 1, page 2, line 37, at end insert “slaughtering,”

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Lord Trees | 804 cc1792-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak to this amendment in my name and those of the noble Baroness...

Baroness Mallalieu | 804 cc1793-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my farming interests are set out in the register. The noble Lord, Lord Trees, has just ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc1794-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I lend my support to Amendment 87. I declare my interest as an honorary associate of th...

Lord Berkeley | 804 cc1795-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Trees, on this amendment, so ably proposed by him a...

Lord Curry of Kirkharle | 804 cc1796-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my interests are as on the register. In addition, I chair The Prince’s Countryside Fund...

Earl of Dundee | 804 c1797 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as has already been urged, there is a compelling case for paying attention to the pligh...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 cc1797-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in line with this amendment, I support the principle of slaughtering animals as close a...

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger | 804 c1798 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I refer to my interests as declared previously. I too will speak to the amendment in th...

Earl of Shrewsbury | 804 c1798 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the National Farmers Union. My interest in this am...

Lord Naseby | 804 c1799 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, for me, the impetus to take an interest in the Bill was going back to my constituency—a...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 cc1799-1800 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 87. The noble Lord, Lord Trees, the noble Baroness, Lad...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 c1800 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was pleased to add my name to this amendment, and I will speak briefly in support of ...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 cc1800-1 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Trees, for his amendment, which highlights the many activities assoc...

Lord Trees | 804 c1801 (Link to this contribution)

I thank everybody who has spoken so eloquently in support of this amendment. I am very grateful. ...

Lord Alderdice | 804 cc1801-2 (Link to this contribution)

We come to the group beginning with Amendment 90. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to spe...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 c1802 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

90: Clause 1, page 3, line 5, leave out “or...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 cc1802-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 90, I will also speak to Amendments 196 and 206 in the name of my n...

Earl of Caithness | 804 c1803 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 177, 179, 180, 182, 186, 188, 190, 191, 192, 193 and 194, wh...

Lord Lucas | 804 c1804 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in my name in this group.

Amendments 178 and 181 ...

Lord Empey | 804 cc1804-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 195 in my name and that of the noble Earl, Lord Dundee. I not...

Lord Grantchester | 804 cc1806-8 (Link to this contribution)

In speaking to this very extensive group of amendments, I will speak to Amendments 195A to 195F i...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 cc1808-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is quite a mixed bag of amendments, but I accept that if we separated them out, we...

Lord Carrington | 804 cc1809-1810 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interest as a farmer and landowner, as set out in the register. I shall sp...

Baroness Boycott | 804 cc1810-1545 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I would first like to add my voice to the praise of the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc1545-1812 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 197 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and th...

Earl of Dundee | 804 c1812 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 90, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, whic...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 cc1812-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 195 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Empey, and the noble Earl, ...

Lord Curry of Kirkharle | 804 cc1813-1552 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 197, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and ...

Baroness Humphreys | 804 cc1552-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 197, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and I thank ...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 804 c1815 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also wish to support Amendments 197, 198, 199 and 207. The Minister will now be aware...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 804 c1815 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord, Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Viscount, Lord ...

Viscount Trenchard | 804 cc1815-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, is very keen that we should allow fungi to be recogni...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 c1817 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this group of 44 amendments covers a wide range of topics. The noble Baroness, Lady Jon...

Lord Grantchester | 804 cc1560-2 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords who have come forward with amendments and support; this is a daunting gro...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc1562-1823 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an interesting debate taking us through a range of issues. I thank the no...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 804 c1823 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in 2016, I chaired an EU sub-committee inquiry into building a more resilient agricultu...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c1823 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the noble Baroness. We are bringing forward these provisions in the Bill because...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 804 cc1823-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I want to take the Minister back to Amendment 90 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lad...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc1824-1565 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish that the noble and learned Lord had given me those definitions before I replied,...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 cc1565-1825 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his usual comprehensive and precise response to what is, as noble Lords ...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 804 cc1570-1 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 105. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Lord Grantchester | 804 c1571 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Grantchester

105: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Grantchester | 804 cc1571-1827 (Link to this contribution)

Amendment 105 is in my name and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for adding his name to it. ...

Lord Addington | 804 cc1826-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for introducing so clearly his amendment and for speaking to oth...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 804 c1828 (Link to this contribution)

After the noble Lord, Lord Northbrook, I will be calling the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott of Need...

Lord Northbrook | 804 cc1828-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 126 in this group. I declare my interest as a landowner a...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 804 cc1829-1573 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 124 and 138, which I have signed. While my thinking is very...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc1573-1830 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 127, 134 and 137, relating to Clause 4, which deals with mul...

Baroness Rock | 804 cc1830-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak to Amendment 128 in my name, and declare my interests as set out in the registe...

Earl of Devon | 804 cc1831-1576 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Rock. I will speak to Amendments 131 and 1...

Lord Lucas | 804 c1576 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 132 in my name. These plans are the fundamental basis for pla...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 cc1576-1832 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I associate the Green group with the very useful amendments of the noble Lord, Lord Add...

Baroness Grey-Thompson | 804 cc1833-1577 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 124 and 138, which have my name attached, and which have alr...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 c1577 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to support Amendments 105 and 112, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord G...

Lord Greaves | 804 cc1577-1835 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, whenever I talk to farmers, read the farming press or otherwise see them in the media, ...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 cc1834-549 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 131 because of the worry that political short-termism...

Lord Wigley | 804 cc549-1836 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, when he spoke a moment ago about t...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 cc1836-559 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. He feels passionately about the...

Lord Judd | 804 cc559-564 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very glad to support this amendment. It seems to me absolutely crucial that at thi...

Viscount Trenchard | 804 cc565-1838 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have heard it said many times by Ministers that the total amount of agricultural subs...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 804 cc1838-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 129 in the name of my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch. It wou...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 804 c1839 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Earl, Lord Caithness, has withdrawn. I call the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe.

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 804 cc571-1840 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone. She is r...

Lord Naseby | 804 cc1840-573 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, those are some wise words from my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe, which I hope the Min...

Lord Cormack | 804 cc575-1842 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am afraid that I could not hear much of my noble friend Lord Naseby’s speech, but I g...

Earl of Dundee | 804 c1842 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as has been intimated, many of us are particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kre...

Baroness Northover | 804 cc1842-3 (Link to this contribution)

I will speak briefly in support of Amendment 105. As we all made clear at Second Reading, British...

Baroness Quin | 804 cc1843-587 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also will speak in support of Amendment 105 as well as Amendment 112, both in the nam...

Lord Blencathra | 804 c1844 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is an honour to have participated in the debates today. They have been informed by t...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 cc1844-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this group also deals with funding and the snappily titled “multi-annual financial assi...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 cc1846-1850 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, for tabling Amendment 105, with which I will also addr...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 804 c1847 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received requests to speak after the Minister from the noble Earl, Lord Devon, a...

Earl of Devon | 804 c595 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am sorry for keeping us late. I note that I can hear the combine rolling outside my w...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c1851 (Link to this contribution)

I am afraid that I cannot give the noble Earl that assurance at this juncture.

Lord Lucas | 804 c601 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I apologise to the Minister if I did not hear her answer correctly, but I did not detec...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 c602 (Link to this contribution)

As I think I said in my speech, we have built flexibility in to the planning stage, although it d...

Lord Grantchester | 804 cc602-1852 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all contributors to this debate for speaking to the various amendments. Even the negative...

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