UK Food Security

I commend the hon. Lady for securing the debate. Coincidentally, back home in Northern Ireland, U...

The hon. Gentleman is quite right. I will come on to that later in my speech.

We must ensur...

The Environmental Audit Committee has said that the food system globally and in the UK has become...

That is my very next point—the hon. Lady makes a very good one.

Unfair supermarket buying p...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I agree entirely that if we are to protect t...

I agree that there needs to be a balance between food production and housing supply. My view is t...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Further to the point that the hon. Member for Centr...

I agree that we need to balance food production with ensuring we protect our precious environment...

Before my hon. Friend leaves this topic, I think this comes to the heart of the matter. One of th...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. As the owner of a small flock of sheep—

Fine Shetland sheep.

Fine Shetland sheep, indeed. I do understand the challenges of accessing a local abattoir, not on...

I am sorry to interrupt and am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way in her excellent speech....

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, which I wholeheartedly support.

It is critical...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Somer...

Farmers in my constituency have made the point that when a carbon capture audit is done of a farm...

Having been involved in the agriculture sector for my whole life before entering this place, I kn...

The Minister mentions the rolling out of the grant offer, which can be very valuable to many farm...

Baroness Rock’s review produced a fantastic report with many excellent recommendations. My DEFRA ...