Information since 10 Nov 2023, 2:29 p.m.
Parliamentary Debates |
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Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024
13 speeches (3,837 words) Monday 25th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lord Douglas-Miller (Con - Life peer) The then Agriculture Bill was debated intently in this House and the expertise of many noble Lords helped - Link to Speech 2: Lord Curry of Kirkharle (XB - Life peer) I welcomed it when the then Agriculture Bill came into the House. - Link to Speech 3: None In the passage of the Agriculture Bill, debate took place around GSCOP and the role of the Groceries - Link to Speech |
Food Security
33 speeches (16,930 words) Thursday 21st March 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Theresa Villiers (Con - Chipping Barnet) then played, I felt it was very important to add commitments on food security to what was then the Agriculture - Link to Speech |
Procedure and Privileges Committee: Third Report
15 speeches (1,899 words) Tuesday 19th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None made by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, my own view, in the light of my experience of taking the Agriculture - Link to Speech |
Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023
10 speeches (3,474 words) Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Grand Committee Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) During the passage of the Agriculture Bill there were several debates on the effect of fly-tipping on - Link to Speech 2: None During the passage of the Agriculture Bill, I tried hard to persuade the Government that tackling on-farm - Link to Speech |
Farming
104 speeches (44,531 words) Monday 4th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Wales Office Mentions: 1: George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth) That is why, way back in 2018, when I first tried to take an Agriculture Bill through Parliament— it - Link to Speech |
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
37 speeches (16,033 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 21st February 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con - Life peer) come as no surprise to the Minister that I support the Bill, following the amendments I tabled to the Agriculture - Link to Speech |
Groceries Supply Code of Practice
67 speeches (18,473 words) Monday 22nd January 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Simon Jupp (Con - East Devon) In the summer of 2020, I supported an amendment to the Agriculture Bill on food standards, which was - Link to Speech |
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
85 speeches (18,397 words) 2nd reading Monday 18th December 2023 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) My predecessor Neil Parish sought to amend the Agriculture Bill to prevent the ratification of any trade - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Monday 11th December 2023
Oral Evidence - Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, and Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland Scottish Affairs Committee Found: I am thinking of farmers in my constituency who are a bit concerned about the Agriculture Bill in the |
Written Answers |
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Agriculture: Subsidies
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) Tuesday 6th February 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the end of cross-compliance regulations for rural payments on (a) hedgerows, (b) soil cover and (c) watercourse buffer strips. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) An assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of the removal of direct payments and cross compliance was published in September 2018, during the passage of the Agriculture Bill.
We will seek to regulate to maintain hedgerow protections when parliamentary time allows. The gaps between cross compliance rules and regulatory requirements in regard to water buffer strips and soil cover are either mitigated by regulation such as through generalised provisions in Farming Rules for Water and the Water Resources Act, guidance like the Code of Practice of the use of Plant Protection Products, and standards in the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. |
National Audit Office |
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Mar. 28 2024
wider environmental goals (PDF) Found: draft pieces of legislation with implications for its environmental work: the Environment Bill, the Agriculture |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Tuesday 19th March 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu Document: 2018 Dame Glenys Stacey Review (PDF) Found: food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’, published in February 2018, and the forthcoming Agriculture |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Mar. 19 2024
The Scottish Government Source Page: New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu Document: 2018 Dame Glenys Stacey Review (PDF) News and Communications Found: food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’, published in February 2018, and the forthcoming Agriculture |
Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Tuesday 19th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, 19 March 2024 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: The publication of the SEA screening should have been published prior to the Consultation on the Agriculture |
Monday 18th March 2024
Report - This report sets out the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. Stage 1 report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: Summary of the Bill's provisions 22. 23. 24. 25.TheScottish Government ran a consultation on the proposed agriculture |
Monday 18th March 2024
Report - This report sets out the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. Stage 1 report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: Summary of the Bill's provisions 22. 23. 24. 25.TheScottish Government ran a consultation on the proposed agriculture |
Tuesday 19th December 2023
Correspondence - Submission from Sarah Cowie, National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland, 19 December 2023 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan) Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Found: Biodiversity policy is mainstreamed and integrated across Government, but that the outcomes/objectives of the Agriculture |
Scottish Cross Party Group Publications |
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Minute of the meeting on 28 November 2023
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food Published: 28th Nov 2023 Found: • As the Agriculture Bill makes it through the Scottish Parliament there was a plea to remember |
Minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2023
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy Published: 26th Sep 2023 Found: The forthcoming Agriculture Bill is a framework bill and is unlikely to contain this det ail. |
Minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2023
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy Published: 6th Jun 2023 Found: She highlight ed ongoing discussi ons surrounding the Agriculture Bill and the need to strike the right |
Agenda for the meeting on 13 December 2022
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting Published: 13th Dec 2022 Found: Agriculture Reform John Kerr , Head of Agriculture Policy, Scottish Government, will give an update on the Agriculture |
Minutes of the meeting held on 13 December 2022
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting Published: 13th Dec 2022 Found: Agriculture Reform John Kerr, Head of Agriculture Policy, Scottish Government, gave an update on the Agriculture |
Minutes of the meeting held on 11 May 2022
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting Published: 11th May 2022 Found: SG will also be wanting to pass the agriculture bill so it is likely this legislation will not g et |
Annual Return 2021 to 2022
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Circular Economy Found: systems with policy context provided by the Good Food Nation Bill, the Circular Economy Bill and the Agriculture |
CPG Circular Economy Minutes 23rd February 2022
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Circular Economy Found: fantastic presentations in the context of the Good Food Nation (GFN) Bill, Circular Economy Bill and Agriculture |
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) |
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Key Issues for Session 6 - 2023 Update
Wednesday 29th November 2023 This briefing has been produced by researchers in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). It provides updates on some of the key issues SPICe identified as likely to be of particular interest at the start of Session 6 along with a number of new policy issues that have emerged since May 2021.The briefing is intended to assist MSPs and their staff, who are encouraged to View source webpage Found: 'Delivering our V ision for Scottish Agriculture - Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill' was published |
The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
Friday 24th November 2023 The Scottish Government introduced the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill in September 2023. The bill gives Scottish Ministers the powers to develop a new package of rural policy and support. This briefing includes an explanation of what the bill does, as well as background information on rural policy development to date. View source webpage Found: Bill ' was published in August 2022 and sought views on proposals for the structure of a new agricultural |
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2020-2021
Friday 28th October 2022 View source webpage Found: Statistics 2020-2021, SP Paper 247 84Business No Details considered Legislative Consent Memorandums9 Agriculture |
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2019-2020
Friday 28th October 2022 View source webpage Found: European Championship (Scotland) Bill Post- legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0 Legislative Consent5 Agriculture |
Animal health and welfare - Subject Profile
Thursday 19th August 2021 This briefing provides an overview of animal welfare and animal health policy in Scotland. It outlines key legislation, roles and responsibilities, and topical issues for domestic animals, wildlife, and farmed animals ahead of Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament. View source webpage Found: As a result of these concerns, during the passage of both the UK Agriculture Bill and the UK T rade Bill |
Land Use and Rural Policy: Subject Profile
Thursday 19th August 2021 This briefing outlines issues and policy developments in relation to land use and rural policy. It outlines the context for Scotland's land use policies and addresses each of Scotland's major land uses in turn, highlighting key legislation and topical issues ahead of Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament. View source webpage Found: On 6 July 2021, the W elsh Government announced that it would bring forward a new agriculture bill for |
Trade Agreements and their Potential Impact on Environmental Protection
Friday 4th September 2020 Trade agreements may interact with environmental protection as a result of differences in standards and measures to protect the environment between trading partners. This briefing outlines differing environmental protection measures and their interactions with potential trade agreements, and discusses Scottish environmental protection in the context of the UK's View source webpage Found: trade relations between the US and the UK have been raised in the context of the debate over the UK Agriculture |
Issue 12: EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations
Wednesday 26th August 2020 Following the UK's departure from the EU, the negotiations to determine the future relationship began on 2 March 2020. Over the course of the negotiations, SPICe will publish briefings outlining the key events, speeches and documents published. This briefing reports on Round 7 and prospects for the future talks, alongside updates on Brexit-related legislation at the Scottish View source webpage Found: •Agriculture Bill - a supplementary LCM for the Agriculture Bill was lodged by the Scottish Government |
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Parts 1 and 3
Tuesday 4th August 2020 The Scottish Government introduced the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill on 18 June 2020. Part 1 of the Bill provides for the introduction of a power to enable Scottish Ministers to continue to keep devolved law aligned with EU law. This briefing provides analysis of Parts 1 and 3 of the Bill.SPICe will also be publishing a further briefing View source webpage Found: The UK Agriculture Bill , for example, makes provision for a new environmental land management scheme |
Revised UK Agriculture Bill 2020
Friday 27th March 2020 This briefing considers the UK Agriculture Bill from a Scottish perspective. The Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 16 January 2020. It follows on from the Agriculture Bill 2018 which was introduced in the House of Commons on 12 September 2018 but which fell at the end of the parliamentary session. Whilst the main purpose of the bill is to provide a legal View source webpage Found: Revised UK Agriculture Bill 2020 |
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill
Monday 18th November 2019 The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill is intended to provide Scottish Ministers with regulation-making powers to amend or replace the retained EU law in Scotland relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after the UK leaves the EU. The Bill gives Scottish Ministers the power to enable current CAP schemes to continue operating beyond View source webpage Found: UK Agriculture Bill The UK Government brought forward a new UK Agriculture Bill with the intention of |
Developing the Scottish Parliament's scrutiny role after Brexit
Thursday 18th April 2019 On 25 March 2019, the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Constitution Committee wrote to parliamentary committees to explore how a more coordinated approach could be developed to the Scottish Parliament's scrutiny of the new powers arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This briefing provides background to help inform the consideration of the Parliament's View source webpage Found: In the case of the Agriculture Bill, UK and Scottish Ministers do not agree that it contains powers for |
Agriculture and Land Use - Public money for public goods?
Friday 1st February 2019 This briefing provides an overview of public goods in the context of Scottish agriculture and land use. It outlines the benefits, challenges and considerations of basing any land use policy or agricultural support scheme implemented to replace the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, on a model of 'public money for public goods'. View source webpage Found: In written evidence to the UK Parliament regarding the UK Agriculture Bill, the National Farmers Union |
Climate Change and Agriculture: How can Scottish Agriculture Contribute to Climate
Thursday 8th November 2018 This briefing considers Scottish agriculture and climate change by summarising current emissions from the sector, exploring existing emissions reduction policies and programmes, and investigating new techniques that may allow the sector to reduce emissions further. View source webpage Found: The UK Government has also recently introduced a new Agriculture Bill 2017 to 2019 to the House of Commons |
The UK Agriculture Bill
Monday 29th October 2018 The UK Agriculture Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 12 September 2018. This briefing summarises the clauses in the Bill and shows where in the UK they apply. It also examines three areas in the Bill where there is debate on whether legislative consent is required from the Scottish Parliament. View source webpage Found: The UK Agriculture Bill |
Post-Brexit plans for agriculture
Wednesday 12th September 2018 This briefing sets the scene as the UK agriculture bill is introduced into Westminster. It provides information on agricultural policy now, under the Common Agricultural Policy in the UK and Scotland. It summarises the proposals set out by Defra and the devolved administrations on how the CAP may be replaced with domestic policy in the coming years. View source webpage Found: A UK Agriculture Bill is expected in September 2018. |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
130 speeches (127,759 words) Wednesday 27th March 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) This agriculture bill is a key moment in Scotland’s history. - Link to Speech |
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
187 speeches (135,727 words) Wednesday 31st January 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: None What are the principal objectives of an agriculture bill with regard to agricultural and rural communities - Link to Speech 2: None of thriving rural communities—and that that shapes the policies that come through—but the bill is an agriculture - Link to Speech |
Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (Draft Delivery Plan)
160 speeches (115,266 words) Tuesday 9th January 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: None That is an important part of designing the action plan and designing measures in the agriculture bill - Link to Speech 2: None A new agriculture bill will be enacted in the next few years; perhaps people are waiting to see what - Link to Speech 3: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) Moreover, we are at the business end of the agriculture bill, but, even though it is supposed to be a - Link to Speech |
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
174 speeches (140,983 words) Wednesday 20th December 2023 - Committee Mentions: 1: None We are almost second guessing what the targets might be and what will be put into the agriculture bill - Link to Speech |
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
295 speeches (178,454 words) Wednesday 13th December 2023 - Committee Mentions: 1: None Scotland) Bill, that obviously raised a few eyebrows because we had anticipated that it would be an agriculture - Link to Speech 2: None bill to make sure that, when we talk about food, we are talking about what we eat and drink. - Link to Speech 3: None ensure that there are sufficient resources.As I have said many times, we could come up with the best agriculture - Link to Speech |
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
198 speeches (137,227 words) Wednesday 6th December 2023 - Committee Mentions: 1: None of ineligible land and the upgrading of mapping, but there will also be obligations under the next agriculture - Link to Speech |
Scottish Government Consultations |
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Closed Consultation: Delivering our Vision for Scottish Agriculture. Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill Opened: Monday 29th August 2022Closed: Monday 5th December 2022 Found: Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill |
Closed Consultation: Agricultural transition in Scotland Opened: Wednesday 25th August 2021Closed: Wednesday 17th November 2021 Found: Bill. |