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Agriculture Bill

Lords committee stage (fifth day). Clause 4, amendment 130, debated and withdrawn. Amendments 131-134 not moved. Clause 4 agreed to. Amendments 135-138 not moved. Clause 5 agreed to. Amendment 139 not moved. Clause 6 agreed to. Amendment 140 debated and withdrawn. Amendments 141-154 not moved. Clauses 8-15 agreed to. Clause 16, amendment 155, debated and withdrawn. Amendments 156-157 not moved. Clause 16 agreed to. Amendment 158 debated and withdrawn. Amendment 159 not moved. Amendment 159A debated and withdrawn. Clause 17, amendment 160, debated and withdrawn. Amendments 161-172 not moved. Clause 17 agreed to. Amendment 173 not moved. Clause 18, amendment 174 debated and withdrawn. Amendments 175-207 not moved. Clauses 18-31 and Schedules 1-2 agreed to. Clause 32, amendment 208 debated and withdrawn. Amendment 209 under consideration. House resumed.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

804 cc2060-2200 

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 DEP2020-0499
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Henig | 804 cc2060-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, a limited number of Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social distancing. If t...

Lord Teverson | 804 c2061 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Teverson

130: Clause 4, page 5, line 15, leave out “seven” and insert “...


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Lord Teverson | 804 cc2061-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare an interest as co-chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Part...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2062-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, who is the illustrious chairman...

Lord Carrington | 804 cc2064-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, whose analys...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 cc2065-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there are two strands of amendments in this group: those that probe the Government on t...

Duke of Wellington | 804 cc2066-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as before, I declare my agricultural interests as detailed in the register. During the ...

Baroness Rock | 804 cc2067-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interest as a director of a tenant farming enterprise as set out in the re...

Earl of Caithness | 804 c2068 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Committee has already heard some powerful speeches. The more the Bill is discussed,...

Earl of Devon | 804 cc2068-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 143, to which I have put my name. I too have very real concer...

Lord Curry of Kirkharle | 804 cc2069-2071 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my interests are as recorded in the register. I fully support Amendment 144, in the nam...

Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 804 c2071 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will not detain you long. I have every sympathy with the impatience of the noble Lord...

Lord Greaves | 804 cc2071-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the last time that I can remember being called to speak by the noble Baroness the Deput...

Lord Blencathra | 804 cc2072-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as on the register. It is a pleasure to the follow the noble Lor...

Viscount Trenchard | 804 cc2073-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as stated in the register. The noble Lord, Lord Teverson, sugges...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 cc2074-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have christened this group of amendments, “Mind the gap”. We need some sort of rethin...

Lord Northbrook | 804 c2075 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interest as an arable farmer and landowner in receipt of BPS. Before I com...

Earl of Dundee | 804 cc2075-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as detailed in the register. Along with others, I agree with Ame...

Lord Clark of Windermere | 804 cc2076-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a particularly thoughtful debate, as it should be, because underlying the...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 804 c2077 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very interesting, thoughtful debate and I associate myself with many of...

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | 804 cc2077-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, in particula...

Lord Naseby | 804 c2078 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 130. In my years in business I have run a few businesses in the rur...

Bishop of St Albans | 804 cc2078-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will say a few words about the transition period and, in particular, in support of Am...

Lord Inglewood | 804 cc2079-2080 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. I will speak briefly to Amendment 146 but wi...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 cc2080-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Teverson has tabled Amendments 130 and 142, which would reduce the...

Lord Grantchester | 804 cc2081-3 (Link to this contribution)

This is an interesting group of amendments, the various areas of focus being multiannual plans an...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc2083-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. It is always challengi...

Lord Adonis | 804 cc2086-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in that full reply from the Minister I heard him justify the seven-year period and expl...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2087 (Link to this contribution)

There are a number of points there. I think I said that under Clause 8 the Government allow for a...

Earl of Caithness | 804 c2087 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his response. I have two questions. H...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2087 (Link to this contribution)

I cannot give my noble friend the precise date. I know noble Lords would like that announcement t...

Earl of Devon | 804 c2087 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, beat me to it. I was going to ask for the date of the A...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2088 (Link to this contribution)

I can say to the noble Earl and other noble Lords that I have the matter strongly in my mind.

...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 c2088 (Link to this contribution)

I was not going to pursue this, but my noble friend’s answer has perplexed me. He said the Govern...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2088 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Government have sought that flexibility in how we reduce the payments, as I say. Al...

Lord Teverson | 804 c2088 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, for his support. We are not often on the sam...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 804 c2089 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 140. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Lord Greaves | 804 c2089 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greaves

140: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—

“Fi...

Lord Greaves | 804 cc2089-2091 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 140 I will also speak to Amendment 141, which is grouped with it al...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 c2090 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, in the sentiments behind these two amendments. ...

Lord Tyler | 804 cc2090-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we are all anxious to make progress, so I shall be brief.

These two amendments fr...

Lord Addington | 804 cc2092-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my noble friend’s two amendments are very interesting. Starting with Amendment 140, I t...

Lord Cormack | 804 cc2093-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I well understand why Members who are in the Government are anxious to move this Bill f...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 c2094 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Greaves has set out his case for the inclusion of Amendments 140 a...

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 804 cc2094-5 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. We have had a varied debate but I wish to raise some fur...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 cc2095-6 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for his Amendment 140. Our new “public money for public goo...

Lord Greaves | 804 c2096 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister but I have to say that those are the two most disappointing responses I have...

Baroness Henig | 804 c2097 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 155. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Earl of Devon | 804 c2097 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

The Earl of Devon

155: Clause 16, page 12, line 44, at end insert—

“( ...

Earl of Devon | 804 cc2097-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the Committee—we have made a lot of progress in the last few minutes. It...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 cc2098-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I want to speak to my Amendment 156. It tries to ensure that as many as possible farmin...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2099-2100 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I oppose Clause 16 standing part of the Bill. This follows on neatly from the comments ...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 804 cc2100-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering. I also support a...

Lord Clement-Jones | 804 cc2101-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support of Amendment 157, of which I am a signatory and which was so well proposed by...

Lord Addington | 804 c2102 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is one of those occasions when you know that somebody in front of you has said it ...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 cc2102-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am happy to support the amendments in this group and will refer particularly to Amend...

Lord Cormack | 804 c2103 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to support all three of these amendments. I am probably the least qualif...

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale | 804 cc2103-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I had the very pleasant experience on Sunday morning of paying a visit back to Glenscor...

Lord Curry of Kirkharle | 804 c2104 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Devon on Amendment 155, and of ...

Earl of Dundee | 804 c2105 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 156, from the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, provides flexibility as...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 804 cc2105-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Clause 16 allows the Secretary of State, by a negative resolution, to modify existing r...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 c2107 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, rural development programmes are extremely important and any delay in their implementat...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 cc2107-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who have tabled these amendments today and to all thos...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc2108-2111 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, which goes to...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 804 c2111 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received requests to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Benn...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 cc2111-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I offer the Green group’s support for Amendments 155 to 157 and thank the noble Lords w...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2112 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the vision is for a prosperous rural economy, which obviously includes food production ...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 c2112 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister very much for his extensive response to this debate. When will he ...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2112 (Link to this contribution)

I am afraid that I cannot give a precise date other than what I said in my remarks, that the quan...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 804 c2112 (Link to this contribution)

I have received one further request to speak after the Minister. I call the noble Lord, Lord Holm...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 804 c2112 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his response to my Amendment 157. He referred to the £5 bil...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2112 (Link to this contribution)

As I say, the purpose of trying to start with an outside-in approach is precisely to ensure that ...

Earl of Devon | 804 cc2112-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his, as ever, courteous concluding remarks, and in particular ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 804 c2113 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 158. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Lord Whitty | 804 cc2113-4 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Whitty

158: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause—

“Sm...

Lord Whitty | 804 cc2114-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, apropos of the discussion on the previous group of amendments, this is the first time I...

Earl of Dundee | 804 cc2115-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, within this grouping I support Amendment 158, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Whit...

Earl of Devon | 804 c2116 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am generally supportive of the amendments in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 804 c2116 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak on Amendment 222 in my name; I thank the noble Lord, Lord Randall, for put...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 804 c2116 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Baroness’s connection is very bad. If she does not mind, we will leave her for a moment...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2117-8 (Link to this contribution)

I have some sympathy with the noble Earl, Lord Devon, but I have tried to use my best judgment to...

Lord Curry of Kirkharle | 804 cc2119-2120 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to attach my name to Amendment 158, in the name of the noble Lord, Lo...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 804 c2120 (Link to this contribution)

I was about to call the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, but do we have the noble Baroness, Lady Young, ba...

Baroness Young of Old Scone | 804 cc2120-1 (Link to this contribution)

We do indeed. I shall speak to Amendment 222 in my name. I feel, at this precise moment, like hav...

Lord Lucas | 804 c2121 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support what the noble Earl, Lord Devon, said about less than five years being far to...

Lord Randall of Uxbridge | 804 cc2121-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I echo the words of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and the noble Baroness, Lady Young of ...

Lord Judd | 804 c2122 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have great joy in very warmly supporting this amendment moved by my noble friend Lord...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 cc2122-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is a near-perfect group of amendments, and the Government would do well to pick al...

Earl of Caithness | 804 cc2123-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, last week the noble Lord, Lord Judd, was pleased to support what I said about the seque...

Baroness Rock | 804 cc2124-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, again I declare my interests as a director of a tenant farming enterprise. I support Am...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 c2125 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Rock, and to echo many of the senti...

Lord Marlesford | 804 c2126 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I draw the attention of the Committee to my farming interests in Suffolk, as in the reg...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 804 cc2126-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as I have not spoken since a week last Thursday, perhaps I should my declare interest a...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 cc2127-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when I first saw the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, I was very supportive ...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 804 cc2128-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I take great pleasure in following the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, and his words of wisdo...

Lord Mann | 804 cc2129-2130 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am listening in to a fascinating discussion and points in relation to tenant farms an...

Baroness Garden of Frognal | 804 c2130 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord, Lord Inglewood, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Carrington.

Lord Carrington | 804 c2130 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer and landowner as set out in the register. I support ...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 cc2130-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this large group of amendments—and, indeed, large group of speakers—concentrates on new...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 cc2132-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 158 and am very pleased to support it. My noble frien...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc2134-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. At its heart is our consi...

Baroness Boycott | 804 cc2138-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a fantastically interesting debate and I very much support the amendments...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2139 (Link to this contribution)

I believe that the noble Baroness made a speech rather than asking a question but I have noted it...

Lord Whitty | 804 c2139 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Curry and Lord Judd, and my noble friend Lady Jones, and ...

Baroness Henig | 804 c2140 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 159A. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Lord Greaves | 804 c2140 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greaves

159A: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause—

“...

Lord Greaves | 804 cc2140-2 (Link to this contribution)

Amendment 159A, which I rise to move, covers a very specific and important question: the treatmen...

Lord Addington | 804 c2142 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I must apologise for missing the first couple of moments of my noble friend’s speech. T...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 c2142 (Link to this contribution)

I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for bringing this amendment forward. I am sor...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2142-3 (Link to this contribution)

I will let you off, then. What is interesting about our debate so far is how little understanding...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 c2143 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Greaves spoke to his amendment on providing support for common lan...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 c2143 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will also speak briefly. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for raising this issue...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 cc2143-4 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Greaves for his amendment. He is absolutely right: our commons frequ...

Lord Greaves | 804 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her helpful reply. I look forward to getting as much extra det...

Baroness Henig | 804 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 160. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 c2144 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

160: Clause 17, page 14, line 20, leave out “at...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 cc2145-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there are two amendments in this group in my name, Amendments 160 and 173. Amendment 16...

Earl of Devon | 804 c2146 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 161 in my name. It is supported, I understand, by the noble ...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2147-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 162 and 171. I am delighted to thank the noble Baronesses, L...

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 804 cc2148-2151 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have two amendments in this group, 163 and 172, and I am grateful to the noble Lord, ...

Lord Hain | 804 cc2151-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I echo the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, who spoke with such authority. I w...

Lord Northbrook | 804 c2154 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to support the general principle in this group of amendments of more regular rep...

Baroness Boycott | 804 cc2154-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 166. In doing so, I thank its supporters, the noble Baron...

Baroness Parminter | 804 c2155 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to be speaking between the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and the noble L...

Lord Krebs | 804 cc2155-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 173, so excellently introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady J...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 804 cc2156-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and the wise words that he has giv...

Lord Judd | 804 cc2158-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment has been very important in enabling a wider debate. As we have been hear...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 cc2159-2160 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the amendments in this group, particularly those to which I have added my nam...

Earl of Caithness | 804 cc2160-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am the fifth member of the Select Committee which, under the chairmanship of the nobl...

Lord Greaves | 804 cc2161-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a real privilege to take part in the debate on this group of amendments, which ha...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 804 cc2162-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I begin by referring to Amendment 168, which appears under my name on the Marshalled Li...

Baroness Humphreys | 804 cc2164-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 160 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchu...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c2165 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will keep my remarks short. I have signed only two of the amendments in this group, 1...

Lord Addington | 804 c2165 (Link to this contribution)

I am not sure I can be quite that brief, my Lords, but I will give it a go. I have added my name ...

Lord Curry of Kirkharle | 804 cc2165-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a fascinating debate, with some memorable contributions, including that f...

Lord Dobbs | 804 c2167 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Greaves—and that does not happen too frequently. I ha...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 804 cc2167-8 (Link to this contribution)

It is always a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Dobbs, a Wiltshire neighbour; my mai...

Earl of Kinnoull | 804 c2168 (Link to this contribution)

I call the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon. No? We will move on. I call the noble...

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen | 804 c2168 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak briefly on the amendments dealing with the timings of the first report and...

Viscount Trenchard | 804 cc2168-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was most grateful to my noble friend Lord Northbrook for his kind words of thanks for...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 804 c2169 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I would like to speak briefly to Amendment 162 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady ...

Earl of Dundee | 804 c2170 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I agree with Amendment 170, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, which calls for U...

Earl of Lindsay | 804 c2170 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the amendments in this group that propose that the required reporting cycle s...

Lord Rooker | 804 cc2170-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to say a few brief words in support of what I think is the ke...

Duke of Montrose | 804 cc2171-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, who of course has more kn...

Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 804 cc2172-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a fascinating and wide-ranging debate. I absolutely agree with the noble ...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc2173-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for what in many respects has been a heartfelt debate. Referenc...

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 804 c2176 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken this evening. We have had a very well-informed,...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 804 c2178 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 174. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 c2178 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

174: Clause 18, page 15, line 2, leave out pa...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2178-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I first thank the Government for including this chapter on intervention in agricultural...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c2179 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, has explained this issue extremely clea...

Lord Hain | 804 cc2179-2180 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to speak after the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, who speaks wi...

Lord Carrington | 804 cc2180-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare my interests as a farmer and landowner, as set out in the register. I had gre...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 cc2181-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 174, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering....

Lord Blunkett | 804 c2182 (Link to this contribution)

On a previous group of amendments, the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, referred to the quality of the c...

Lord Northbrook | 804 cc2182-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendments 174 and 285 in the name of my noble friend Lady Mc...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 c2183 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this group of amendments deals with financial assistance under exceptional market circu...

Lord Grantchester | 804 cc2183-4 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for tabling their amendments to Chapter 2 of Part 2, headed “Intervention in ...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 804 cc2184-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I begin with Amendments 174 and 285, in the name of my noble friend Lady McIntosh. I re...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 c2185 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, considering the lateness of the hour, I am most grateful to those who have remained, in...

Earl of Kinnoull | 804 c2188 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 208. I remind noble Lords that anyone...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c2188 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

208: Clause 32, page 29, leave out lines 36 to...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c2188 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 208 would turn the wishy-washy wording of Clause 32 into a clear requirement ...

Lord Campbell-Savours | 804 cc2188-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I raise this amendment to probe the Government on the intention behind Clause 32.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 804 cc2189-2190 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours. I opposed him i...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 c2190 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, b...

Earl of Kinnoull | 804 c2190 (Link to this contribution)

Lord Clark of Windermere? No? Then I call the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandevi...

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 804 cc2190-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, these two amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and...

Baroness Wilcox of Newport | 804 c2191 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in yet another detailed debate this evening, with experti...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc2191-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for Amendment 208. Clause 32 ena...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c2192 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and especially at such a late ho...

Earl of Kinnoull | 804 c2192 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 209. I remind noble Lords that, if an...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 cc2192-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

209: Clause 32, page 29, line 44, at end insert—

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 804 c2193 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 209, I shall speak also to Amendments 261, 262 and 268 in my name. ...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 804 cc2193-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the government amendments to Clauses 32 and 37 are welcome. I am aware that they meet a...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 804 cc2194-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 267, to which the noble Lords, Lords Bruce of Bennachie an...

Lord Hain | 804 cc2195-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, who made some compell...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 804 cc2197-8 (Link to this contribution)

I support the amendments in my name. Amendment 289 seeks to introduce a sunset clause so that pro...

Lord Wigley | 804 cc2198-2200 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. I very much support her poin...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c2200 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I will keep my comments very br...

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