Sheep Farming: No-deal EU Exit

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I represent an urban constituency, but even in urban Darlingt...

I thank the hon. Lady for bringing this matter to the House for consideration. I spoke to her ear...

If it was that simple, we would not need to have this debate. This is not just about farm payment...

The hon. Lady will know that Scotland is home to one fifth of the entire UK sheep flock, and that...

I agree with that. One of the specific problems faced by the farmers the hon. Gentleman describes...

Is not the heart of the problem the fact that lamb would not be competitive if it had a 48% tarif...

That is absolutely right.

This will certainly devastate the hill farmers in my constituency, but we must also consider the ...

The hon. Lady makes an excellent point, and that is why even my constituents in urban Darlington ...

I wonder whether the hon. Lady was as disturbed as I was to hear the Leader of the House speak so...

I agree with the hon. Lady, and I will refer later in my speech to the report that she has mentio...

Last week, I went to the Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Service. Its concern is that because...

That is the first time I have heard that point made in the House; it is one that my hon. Friend a...

I congratulate my hon. Friend. She is absolutely correct to raise concerns about the impact of a ...

This affects every region of the country, from the Lakeland fells, to Exmoor, to Teesdale, where ...

My hon. Friend is making an important speech. Perhaps she can enlighten us or confirm this, but m...

That is exactly right. I think the phrase is “In with a bang and out like fools,” because sheep b...

Does my hon. Friend share my astonishment that the Welsh Secretary said over the summer that we c...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. Yes, in theory and given enough time, it may be possible...

This is an important debate, particularly for my Gower constituency, where the lamb industry is v...

If any of us were in the business of cold storage or large-scale fridges, we would be doing quite...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Darlington (Jenny Chapman) on securing this important debate o...

I am astounded by what the Minister has just said. The pound has fallen by 20% since the referend...

The hon. Lady has it the wrong way round, as it is always the case that for sectors that are prod...

The Minister mentions choosing to apply MFN tariffs. I profess not to be an expert on the sheep i...

Yes, absolutely, there is discretion, and the UK Government have already indicated what their tar...

The Welsh Affairs Committee recently went to New Zealand and visited the sheep and beef industry,...

The Government have already made it clear that because of the particular sensitivity, we will app...

How is the tariff going to work between Europe and the UK? Has it been decided what percentage of...

Yes, that has been decided. One of the few areas in which the European Union has from the very be...

I welcome the Minister back to the Dispatch Box. He is giving a strong account for this important...

I can absolutely give my hon. Friend that reassurance. He will be aware that the Government are s...

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I am going to conclude because we are running out of time.

The hon. Member for Bishop Auckl...

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I want to conclude now as we are running out of time.

The scale of, or need for, any interv...