Agricultural Transition Plan

First, let me confirm that the policy we set out today is for England. Indeed, most of the powers...

I broadly welcome the thrust of these transition arrangements to improve the environment, althoug...

My right hon. Friend makes an important point, and we are considering that in the design of our s...

I see the headlines of stories that the Government have planted today promising that Brexit will ...

It is the case that England is a long way ahead of Scotland in terms of developing future policy....

As it is St Andrew’s day, it would be remiss not to highlight the excellence of Scotch beef, lamb...

My right hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. When the current incarnation of the com...

British farming genuinely is the best in the world, fundamentally because of the family farming u...

The concept of area-based payments has only been around for about 15 years, and it has not always...

I believe that replacing the common agricultural policy with these reforms will help us to achiev...

Let me commend the role that my right hon. Friend played in the development of this policy and, i...

The Secretary of State will be aware that farmers need time to transition to a new system. He wil...

Since agriculture is devolved, it will be for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Executive, a...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Will he outline the importance being placed on fl...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We will be looking to use the powers in the Agriculture ...

I welcome the emphasis on ensuring that farm subsidies in the future encourage animal welfare, en...

It is the case that some of those lands that are in more marginal areas, where it is less product...

I am pleased to hear from my right hon. Friend that there will be a period of engagement with far...

My hon. Friend makes a very important point. We are looking at this matter. We believe that by re...

The Secretary of State knows that I believe him to be an honourable man, but he is a member of a ...

The hon. Gentleman has a habit of starting off by suggesting that he is going to pay me a complim...

My right hon. Friend has said that he hopes that this plan will encourage new entrants of people ...

All the studies that have been done on this issue have shown that the single most important thing...

A recent poll from AgriScot’s online annual event has shown that 75% of Scottish farmers now oppo...

Agriculture policy is devolved, so Scottish farmers are not turning their backs on the policy tha...

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to visit Hobkin Ground farm in my constituency, which is...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We are looking at a number of different disciplines with...

Food poverty in my Hull North constituency is already a huge issue. Will the Secretary of State g...

We think that the policy will lead to stable food prices, but also to a situation in which we cha...

I welcome the statement and, as a vet, the fact that high animal welfare and health will be recog...

Yes. The Agriculture Act 2020 sets out clear objectives on animal health and welfare, as well as ...

The Secretary of State is a farmer himself, so he will know that farms cannot simply be turned on...

We will consult on the design of the sustainable farming incentive in the first half of next year...

Jacob Young is next on the call sheet, but he is down as both physical and virtual. If he is not ...

The Secretary of State has told us that the Scottish Government’s budget for the scheme will be £...

The Government set out in our manifesto that we will keep the budget for each part of the UK the ...

Many of us were woken this morning by the Secretary of State speaking on Times Radio about the ne...

My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Under the current common agricultural policy, we hav...

I am not sure that the answers so far from the Secretary of State on the United Kingdom Internal ...

When it comes to standards in trade agreements, which is one of the issues that was debated, that...

On Friday, I visited the Wynnstay Group headquarters in Montgomeryshire, who supply supplies and ...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. Indeed, the indications to date are that the Welsh Gover...

Cutting income payments by 50% over a period of three years, starting in January, is not evolutio...

We will not be cutting the budget: we will be cutting the payments that go through the rather dys...

Hill farmers are hugely important to the landscapes and communities of Thirsk and Malton, particu...

I do think that there will be opportunities for some of those upland and moorland areas to be abl...

I thank the Minister for his statement. I note that the changes will be designed to ensure that b...

It is obviously a devolved policy area, so the Northern Ireland Executive and DAERA will make the...

As well as wanting to be custodians of the land, people farm because they want to produce food. W...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We are absolutely committed to domestic food production ...

The Secretary of State continues to say that he has maintained the budget for the devolved nation...

The confusion on this stemmed from the fact that the EU budget runs on a cycle called n+3, where ...

I draw attention to my involvement in family farms as detailed in the Register of Members’ Financ...

Our paper today outlines plans for a farming investment fund. That can include small grants to su...

We know that the Tories have already broken a manifesto promise on matching EU funding and that i...

I reject the hon. Gentleman’s claim that the budget is not what was promised. We promised to main...

Can my right hon. Friend reassure farmers in Wiltshire that food production will still be support...

I can give my hon. Friend that commitment. The aim of this policy is very much to support and rew...

In his statement, the right hon. Gentleman made mention of the production of high-quality food in...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. We do work with the devolved Administrations on ...

It is right that the equipment and technology fund and the transformation fund should focus on co...

My right hon. Friend makes a very important point and I can confirm that that will be possible. W...

Many farmers in my area of Warwick and Leamington and the villages around are really concerned. A...

It is important to note that since the advent of area-based payments the subsidy payments have be...

The chalky soils of the Meon Valley are very different from the peatlands of the Derbyshire dales...

My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. We made an explicit change to the Agriculture...

While this statement refers to the future of English policy, what future does the Secretary of St...

As I have said several times, we do not recognise the caricature that the budget has been cut. We...

I very much welcome what the Minister has had to say about the restoration of peatlands, but can ...

As we have outlined in the paper published today, we want to incentivise farmers to embrace integ...

I thank my right hon. Friend for outlining the principles and programmes for these changes in pay...

I can reassure my hon. Friend that I am alive to that danger. When introducing any new scheme, it...

Moran Taing, Mr Deputy Speaker, agus Latha Noamh Anndra sona dhuibh. A happy St Andrews Day to yo...

I think I have explained at the Dispatch Box several times the cause of the confusion that there ...

For transparency, I remind the House that my wife’s family are farmers in receipt of subsidy. I w...

We will be publishing more papers in the new year on some of the more specific elements of scheme...

Happy St Andrew’s day to all my Scottish friends, wherever you may be. I thank the Secretary of S...