Debates between George Eustice and Mike Penning during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between George Eustice and Mike Penning
Thursday 6th February 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Eustice Portrait George Eustice
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Our Agriculture Bill has an entire section on fairness in the supply chain, enabling us to introduce regulations that build on what we have started with the Groceries Code Adjudicator to ensure that there is fairness and transparency in that supply chain.

Mike Penning Portrait Sir Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con)
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I am sure the Secretary of State is aware that for many years animal rights activists and welfare activists for animal rights have been calling on Government to stop exporting animals on the hoof, and to let them be slaughtered in our slaughterhouses and go on the hook. Now we have left the EU, can the Secretary of State confirm that that sort of practice will cease?