Agriculture Bill. Committee stage twelfth sitting (afternoon).

Amendments to clause 26 debated and negatived on division (7 votes to 8, in three cases). Other amendments withdrawn. Clauses 26 to 28 agreed to. Government amendments made to schedule 3 and 4. Schedules 3 and 4 agreed to as amended. Government amendments made to clauses 29 to 31. Clauses 29 to 31 agreed to as amended. Schedule 5 agreed to. Clauses 32 and 33 agreed to. Government amendments to clause 34, discussed with Government new clause 30 (Red meat levy: payments between levy bodies in Great Britain), and new clause 6 (Red meat levy redistribution), agreed to. Clause 34 agreed to as amended. Clauses 35 and 36 agreed to. Government new clause 2 (Power to reduce the direct payments ceilings for England in 2020 by up to 15%) agreed to. Government new clause 3 (Power to provide for the continuation of the basic payment scheme beyond 2020) agreed to. Government New Clause 30 (Red meat levy: payments between levy bodies in Great Britain) agreed to. New Clause 5 (Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs) negatived on division (1 vote to 7). New Clause 7 (Environmental land management contracts) negatived on division (5 votes to 7). New Clause 8 (Duty to report on international obligations) debated and withdrawn. New Clause 9 (Reports on impact on consumers) debated and withdrawn. Committee adjourned. Written evidence reported to the House.