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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Nov 2021
Fishing: France

"My Lords, on the issue of escalating—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Nov 2021
Fishing: France

"My Lords, I think we can probably understand that the Minister does not want to publicly escalate the issue, but none the less there were comments, reportedly from the French Government, that Britain should be punished for leaving the European Union. Perhaps diplomatically, in private and gently, he could point …..."
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Written Question
Animal Welfare
Tuesday 22nd June 2021

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which parts of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill would not have been allowed had the UK remained a member of the EU.

Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill goes further than Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU in a number of ways. In particular The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill introduces a proportionate accountability mechanism, involving the Animal Sentience Committee. It applies to all policy areas and has no exemptions.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Fisheries Bill [HL]

"I wholeheartedly agree with the noble Lord about the fish stocks in the zone belonging to the nation. Presumably that could never have occurred had we remained a member of the European Union. Will he confirm that?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Fisheries Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is with considerable diffidence, and I do mean that, that I make any contribution to this discussion, and I do not intend to make any more, partly because it is impossible to live quite as far as I do from the coast. Perhaps we inlanders should remain …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Brexit: Food Security

"Perhaps the Minister can provide some reassurance on behalf of many of us in this House who remember life before we joined the European Community—the Common Market, as it then was. In those years there was no need for people to stockpile food. Supplies of medicines reached our hospitals and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Oct 2018
Ivory Bill

"My Lords, before the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, sits down, he is normally on the ball on such issues but unless the Companion has changed, this is not an appropriate way to put down an amendment on Third Reading. That is done only on a narrow basis, including due to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 06 Nov 2017
Brexit: Farm Support

"My Lords, further to the previous question, is it not worth reminding ourselves that there were substantial levels of support for farming, and quite rightly so, long before we ever joined the Common Market, as it then was? Is not the crucial issue about farm support post Brexit that decisions …..."
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Written Question
Common Agricultural Policy
Monday 16th November 2015

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 27 October (HL2665), how much of the 2015 Common Agricultural Policy budget has been, or will be, spent in support of United Kingdom agriculture.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble

In 2015, the UK has been allocated around 7% of the total CAP budget, equivalent to a total of €4 billion.


In pounds sterling, based on the average European central Bank exchange rate for September used for calculating direct payments, this equates to a total of £2.9 billion. Of this amount, £2.3 billion is allocated to Pillar 1 direct payments and £620 million to Pillar 2 rural development.

Written Question
Common Agricultural Policy
Tuesday 27th October 2015

Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current annual cost of the Common Agricultural Policy; and what proportion is contributed by the United Kingdom.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble

The Common Agricultural Policy imposes two types of costs - the taxpayer costs from contributing to the EU budget and regulatory costs to industry which arise from CAP Regulations.


The total EU annual financial cost of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2015 is €55 billion.


The UK contributes over €16 billion to the total annual EU budget. CAP accounts for just under 40% of the EU budget.