Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2020
Agriculture Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" The Agriculture Bill has prompted a lot of discussion within parties, but does my right hon. Friend not agree with me—surely the whole House agrees—that the creation of a framework to allow the fair distribution of the meat levy across the United Kingdom is a very good thing? The …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Agriculture Bill
"It is a pleasure to be called to speak in this vital debate, much of which has understandably focused on Lords amendment 16. I am sorry to disappoint the House, but being as unoriginal as I am I, too, will be restricting my remarks to that amendment.
I have the …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the amendment is entirely unnecessary, given that the people most invested and most keen on maintaining sustainable fisheries are the fishermen engaged right now? By virtue of the fact that they need that industry to survive, and therefore need fish to reproduce sustainably, they …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the amendment is entirely unnecessary, given that the people most invested and most keen on maintaining sustainable fisheries are the fishermen engaged right now? By virtue of the fact that they need that industry to survive, and therefore need fish to reproduce sustainably, they …
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [Lords]
"On the exact same point made by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), Fergus Ewing, on that same day, in that same meeting, said:
“You will have noted that I have recommended that we consent to the bill as introduced in full.”
So if what the …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [Lords]
"Before I begin, I wish to commend my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) on an excellent speech, taking apart the SNP’s arguments for supporting its amendment. I also congratulate him on his recent election as the leader of the Scottish Conservative party. We saw tonight the determination …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Protection of UK Food Standards
"Is it not the fact that we have such high standards in this country that makes our foodstuffs and other products produced in Scotland so in demand across the rest of the world? Should we not be doing everything in our power to make sure that we can export more …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department will (a) represent the UK at the annual European Fisheries Council in December 2020 and (b) conduct negotiations on behalf of the UK for the 2021 quota allocation.
Answered by George Eustice
The UK left the EU on 31 January and will therefore not participate in the European Fisheries Council in December 2020 as a Member State. The UK will be undertaking future fisheries negotiations, including on fishing opportunities, as an independent coastal State.
Written Question
Tuesday 4th February 2020
Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on introducing a replacement to the European Maritime and Fisheries Funding after December 2020.
Answered by George Eustice
We made a commitment in our manifesto to maintain funding for fisheries across the UK’s nations throughout the Parliament and to support the regeneration of our coastal communities.
Last year, the Government provided an extra £37 million of domestic funding for the sector, which will be available until 2022. England’s share of this funding is available via the Maritime and Fisheries Fund, which was opened in October 2019. Scotland was allocated £16.7 million, and delivery will be managed by Marine Scotland.
The Fisheries Bill will provide England and the devolved administrations with new domestic grant making powers that will ensure we have sufficient powers to support our future priorities. Fisheries is a devolved matter and, in future, grant schemes will be developed by each of the devolved administrations targeted towards their own national priorities.
We have been evaluating the current EMFF scheme and the needs of the sector. We have conducted social, environmental and economic evaluations to better understand the sector’s needs and where funding should be targeted.
We plan to hold a formal consultation exercise on the design of a future scheme in 2020.