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Agriculture Bill 2017-19 mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)
91 speeches (15,196 words)
Committee stage: 3rd sitting
Thursday 15th May 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: None Trailer Registration Bill; the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill; the Civil Liability Bill; the Agriculture Bill - Link to Speech

Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025
28 speeches (11,346 words)
Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) We had the Agriculture Bill, your Lordships’ debate on which I took a substantial part in. - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Agendas and papers - Legislative standards of the Constitution Committee: 2017–2024

Constitution Committee

Found: Agreements) Bill [HL] (5th Report, Session 2019–21, HL Paper 55), para 21; Constitution Committee, Agriculture Bill



APPG Publications

Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: APPGSTA Biennial Report 2020-22

Found: George Eustice on behalf of the APPG urging the Government to support a targeted amendment to the Agriculture Bill

Net Zero APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: NZ APPG Roadmap Report 2021

Found: Rural Affairs urgently needs a plan for a net zero transition for agriculture: the current agriculture bill

Animal Welfare APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: 2020 Overview

Found: During the pass of the Agriculture Bill through the House of Lords, the Minister agreed to the funding

Animal Welfare APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: The Future for Small Abattoirs in the UK

Found: latter is to enable farmers to add value to their primary products (as highlighted in the Agriculture Bill

United Nations Global Goals APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: UK Voluntary National Review 2019

Found: A key component of the Plan, and the subsequent Agriculture Bill, is a new environmental land management



Department Publications - Transparency
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Cabinet Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2020
Document: (Excel)

Found: individual Purpose of meeting Rt Hon Mark Spencer 19/05/2020 National Farmers' Union To discuss the Agriculture Bill

Wednesday 12th March 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Cabinet Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2020
Document: (webpage)

Found: Olivia Bloomfield 23/04/2020 National Farmers' Union (NFU) To discuss the passage of the Agriculture Bill



Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics
Apr. 29 2025
Regulatory Policy Committee
Source Page: The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015: post-implementation review - RPC opinion (green-rated)
Document: PIR (PDF)
Statistics

Found: Written evidence on the draft Agriculture Bill.



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Apr. 04 2025
Environment Agency
Source Page: Working together to adapt to a changing climate
Document: National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Environment Bill (Parliament Environment Agency Introduction 11 Environment Agency11UK, 2020a) and Agriculture Bill




Agriculture Bill 2017-19 mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Committee Publications
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Report - A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Stage 1 report on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Found: 31 Proposals for agricultural holdings were therefore generally consulted on as part of the Agriculture Bill



Scottish Government Publications
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: SEA for the Environment Strategy - Environmental Report
Document: Title (PDF)

Found: A new Agriculture Bill aims to provide Scotland with a framework that supports the values and principles

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill - Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
Document: Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill – Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF)

Found: Other options were available at that time, such as using the Agriculture Bill or Land Reform Bill to

Thursday 13th March 2025
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence pertaining to "The Rural Development (Continuation of Operation) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024": FOI Review
Document: FOI 202500450636 - Information released - Attachments (PDF)

Found: The Scottish Agriculture Bill includes the “ability to amend Retained EU Law for CAP legacy schemes




Agriculture Bill 2017-19 mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Committee Publications

PDF - Explanatory Memorandum

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: This confirmed the Welsh Government would introduce an Agriculture Bill to the Senedd to establish a


PDF - report

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: ▪ The central purpose of the Agriculture Bill was to provide a framework conferring on Ministers


PDF - Bill summary

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: farming sector in Wales; ƒ Designing agricultural policies: contextual considerations; and ƒ UK Agriculture Bill


PDF - response

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: Any subsequent Agriculture Bill introduced by the Welsh Government should not be a framework Bill and


PDF - Letter to the Minister for Economy

Inquiry: UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement


Found: , for example taking account of the impact of the deal in relation to the forthcoming Welsh Agriculture Bill


PDF - Letter to the Minister for Economy

Inquiry: UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement


Found: , for example taking account of the impact of the deal in relation to the forthcoming Welsh Agriculture Bill


PDF - report

Inquiry: Report on the Food (Wales) Bill


Found: already got many policies and strategies in place”, in addition to objective included within the Agriculture Bill


PDF - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - 28 February 2023

Inquiry: Report on the Food (Wales) Bill


Found: lessening environmental impacts of food production, processing and consumption The Agriculture Bill


PDF - Welsh Government response

Inquiry: Manufacturing in Wales


Found: Officials did consider a separate free-standing ‘wildlife-related’ Bill in the development of the Agriculture Bill


PDF - Explanatory Memorandum

Inquiry: Report on the Food (Wales) Bill


Found: to end up, and this is causing us difficulties, even when we're discussing things like the Agriculture Bill


PDF - responded

Inquiry: Report on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill


Found: is a much stronger argument for using super affirmative procedure for those sections of the Agriculture Bill


PDF - report

Inquiry: Report on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill


Found: We note that in the Agriculture Bill overview sections were used to improve the Bill’s accessibility


PDF - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee Legislative Consent Memorandum Report: The Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Environment Bill - July 2020

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill


Found: However, as we indicated in our report on the Agriculture Bill 2017-19,45 a Welsh Government statement


PDF - EB11 Wyeside Consulting Ltd

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Environment Bill


Found: conclusions have been reached about the need at this time to embed standards in legislation, for the Agriculture Bill


PDF - responded

Inquiry: Scrutiny of the operation of the Interim Environmental Governance Measures in Wales


Found: sale of some of the most commonly littered single-use plastics in Wales; a clean air Bill; an agriculture Bill


PDF - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd to the British Pest Control Association - 15 May 2023

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee of the Senedd re the Committee’s Stage 1 Report on the Agriculture Bill


PDF - report for 2022/23

Inquiry: Annual Report 2021/22


Found: While most of our recommendations to amend the Agriculture Bill were not accepted, we did suggest that


PDF - summary of the evidence received

Inquiry: Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee


Found: Most stakeholders focused comments on the new Sustainable Farming Scheme and the Agriculture Bill, which


PDF - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 7 March 2022

Inquiry: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23


Found: costs of delivering the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme, will be published alongside the Agriculture Bill


PDF - Tenant Farmers Association

Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS


Found: 5.1 Following the commitment given by the Minister for Rural Affairs at Report Stage of the Agriculture Bill


PDF - Paper - Professor Janet Dwyer

Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS


Found: SFS scheme aims to respond to the Welsh Government’s goals for agriculture as set out in the Agriculture Bill


PDF - Paper - Tenants Farmers Association

Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS


Found: 5.1 Following the commitment given by the Minister for Rural Affairs at Report Stage of the Agriculture Bill


PDF - National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru

Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS


Found: Welsh Government identifies the Agriculture Bill will be fundamental to delivering the long terms aims


PDF - Explanatory Memorandum - August 2023

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: This confirmed the Welsh Government would introduce an Agriculture Bill to the Senedd to establish


PDF - Explanatory Memorandum, revised after Stage 2

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: This confirmed the Welsh Government would introduce an Agriculture Bill to the Senedd to establish


PDF - Explanatory Memorandum

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: This confirmed the Welsh Government would introduce an Agriculture Bill to the Senedd to establish


PDF - Revised Explanatory Memorandum – following stage 3 – 13 June 2023

Inquiry: Report on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill


Found: This confirmed the Welsh Government would introduce an Agriculture Bill to the Senedd to establish



Welsh Government Publications
Monday 28th April 2025

Source Page: Agricultural Soil Policy Statement
Document: Farmer Engagement Research Report (PDF)

Found: Management of agricultural soils are directly relevant to the forthcoming Agriculture Bill and Sustainable



Welsh Written Answers
WQ81162
Asked by: Janet Finch-Saunders (Welsh Conservative Party - Aberconwy)
Monday 12th October 2020

Question

Will the Minister outline her assessment of the benefits of a population-level approach to preventative livestock health, and whether she has plans to incorporate a preventative animal health programme in the forthcoming Welsh agriculture bill?

Answered by Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs

Substantive response



Welsh Senedd Debates
3. Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 5th October 2022 - None
1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 5th October 2022 - None
2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 28th September 2022 - None
8. Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Agriculture (Wales) Bill
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 27th September 2022 - None
2. Economic strategy for coastal and rural communities
None speech (None words)
Friday 15th July 2022 - None
3. Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 5th July 2022 - None
2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 29th June 2022 - None
4. Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 15th June 2022 - None
3. UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 15th June 2022 - None
2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 27th April 2022 - None
3. Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Thursday 17th March 2022 - None
7. UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
None speech (None words)
Thursday 17th March 2022 - None
1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 9th March 2022 - None
2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 9th March 2022 - None
1. Questions to the First Minister
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 8th March 2022 - None
3. Topical Questions
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 2nd March 2022 - None
5. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 19th January 2022 - None
6. Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 18th January 2022 - None
5. Debate on petition P-06-1208 New laws to protect rare red squirrels from habitat loss which causes population decline
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 8th December 2021 - None
5. Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Environmental organisations
None speech (None words)
Thursday 25th November 2021 - None
4. Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Environmental organisations
None speech (None words)
Thursday 25th November 2021 - None
2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 17th November 2021 - None
4. Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Farming organisations
None speech (None words)
Thursday 11th November 2021 - None
3. Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
None speech (None words)
Thursday 21st October 2021 - None
3. Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 20th October 2021 - None
1. Questions to the First Minister
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 19th October 2021 - None
3. General scrutiny of the Welsh Language Commissioner
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 29th September 2021 - None
3. Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales, and Trefnydd: Future Farming Policy and the Sustainable Farming Scheme
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 21st September 2021 - None
3. Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Legislative Programme
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 6th July 2021 - None
2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 - None
3. Statement by the First Minister: Cabinet Appointments
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 19th May 2021 - None
5. Statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Future domestic Rural Development Programme
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 23rd February 2021 - None
4. Wales in the UK—round-table discussion with academics
None speech (None words)
Monday 1st February 2021 - None
9. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Monday 11th January 2021 - None
Legislative Consent Motion on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Continued
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 9th December 2020 - None
7. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Monday 23rd November 2020 - None
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his European transition responsibilities)
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 11th November 2020 - None
2. Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition
None speech (None words)
Thursday 5th November 2020 - None
1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 14th October 2020 - None
4. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Thursday 8th October 2020 - None
10. Legislative Consent Motion on the Fisheries Bill
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 6th October 2020 - None
3. Ensuring value for money from rural development grants made without competition: Evidence session with the Welsh Government
None speech (None words)
Monday 5th October 2020 - None
5. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Monday 5th October 2020 - None
9. Short Debate: The challenges and opportunities for the Môn economy: An opportunity to take a broad look at the Môn economy, including serious concerns around Brexit, challenges and opportunities in relation to energy, and how to ensure community and environmental sustainability when creating new economic opportunities
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 30th September 2020 - None
11. Legislative Consent Motion on the Agriculture Bill
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 29th September 2020 - None
8. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Monday 21st September 2020 - None
2. UK Government's internal market proposals and general scrutiny of EU exit-related legislation: Evidence session
None speech (None words)
Monday 21st September 2020 - None
4. Paper(s) to note
None speech (None words)
Thursday 17th September 2020 - None
1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 16th September 2020 - None
5. Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 15th July 2020 - None
2. Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 14th July 2020 - None
3. COVID-19: Scrutiny session with the Welsh Government
None speech (None words)
Thursday 9th July 2020 - None
7. Statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Farming: the future of agriculture support
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 8th July 2020 - None
3. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 24th June 2020 - None
11. Wales's changing constitution: Evidence session 6
None speech (None words)
Monday 15th June 2020 - None
2. COVID-19: Evidence session with agriculture sector
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 19th May 2020 - None
5. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting
None speech (None words)
Monday 11th May 2020 - None
3. Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Agriculture Bill: Evidence session
None speech (None words)
Monday 16th March 2020 - None
2. Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Fisheries Bill: Evidence session
None speech (None words)
Monday 16th March 2020 - None
5. Papers to Note
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 11th March 2020 - None
2. Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition
None speech (None words)
Monday 9th March 2020 - None
7. Wales's Changing Constitution: Evidence session 5
None speech (None words)
Monday 9th March 2020 - None
3. Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill - evidence session 3
None speech (None words)
Thursday 5th March 2020 - None
4. Paper(s) to note
None speech (None words)
Thursday 5th March 2020 - None
2. Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill - evidence session 2
None speech (None words)
Thursday 5th March 2020 - None
2. Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the UK Agriculture Bill - evidence session 1
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 26th February 2020 - None
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities)
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 26th February 2020 - None
8. Statement by the Counsel General and Brexit Minister: Legislation related to leaving the EU
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 25th February 2020 - None
2. Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Brexit Minister
None speech (None words)
Monday 27th January 2020 - None
3. Legislative Consent Motion on the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 22nd January 2020 - None
2. Scrutiny session with the First Minister
None speech (None words)
Monday 6th January 2020 - None
3. General scrutiny session with the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 20th November 2019 - None