Back British Farming Day

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Yes, I am delighted to give way to the Chair of the Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rur...

I thank my hon. Friend very much for securing the debate. She talks about the Agriculture Bill. I...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I was going on to say that I was very pleased that, in th...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Agriculture Act works in tandem with the Environment Bill, and...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I was about to say that we are an island nation, so it is...

I was vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for fruit and vegetable farmers for quite s...

The Government have taken steps to ensure there are seasonal workers, and if I make progress in m...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I would like to make some progress in my speech, if that is okay, because I know that many collea...

It will not surprise Members to hear that I am going to call the Front-Bench spokesmen from 10.28...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stafford (...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry M...

It is a pleasure to speak in the debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) f...

What a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my hon. Friend t...

I thank the hon. Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for securing the debate as we celebrate Back B...

I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) on securing this d...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) on securing this debate and g...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Me...

I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for securing this important debate...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Certainly, but please be brief.

I certainly will. The hon. Gentleman has tempted me, but I thank him for giving way. It is not ju...

I welcome that intervention, but that is a slightly different issue because that work is—it is of...

I still intend to call the Front-Benchers from 10.28 am. Danny Kruger is next.

10.24 am

It is very good of you to call me at all, Ms Nokes, as I was late for the beginning of the debate...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I thank the hon. Member for Stafford...

It is good to have the support of the Scottish National party to oppose the Northern Ireland prot...

Unlike the majority party in Northern Ireland, we opposed Brexit. We thought it was going to be a...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?

I will make some progress, if I may. The deal as a whole will deliver one 200th of the benefits o...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will pursue my point for a moment. Although the Prime Minister assured us that hormone-induced ...

May I just respectfully point out to the hon. Gentleman that what I said earlier still stands? Th...

Let us see. Many of the assurances we were given on Brexit have proved very different in reality....

Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?

I will pursue my point. I have already taken two interventions and there is a limit to how many I...

It is a pleasure to serve with you in the chair, Ms Nokes. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sta...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No, I will not give way because I want to give the Minister plenty of time to answer these diffic...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

No, I am not going to. When the outlines of a possible deal were announced, it was Labour who sto...

Where are the Labour Members?

There will be many more here after the next election from rural areas, and we will be supporting ...

On Back British Farming Day, it is important that we thank all farmers for the delicious and nutr...

Will the Minister give way?

I will not; I have a lot to get through, I am afraid. It is important that we do not view our tra...

I welcome the Minister’s announcement today. It is fantastic to have such support from across the...