Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Fisheries Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Fisheries Bill
"I thank my hon. Friend, who is being very generous with his time. He may or may not be aware that in 2015 Conservative MEPs tried to force the European Union to allow individual member states to use European fisheries funding to help fishing communities to implement the discard ban …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Fisheries Bill
"Thank you very much for letting me speak so early in the debate, Mr Deputy Speaker. I do not quite know how I am going to follow that last speech—..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Fisheries Bill
"I am fully aware of that, Mr Deputy Speaker—I know I am chancing my luck. I start by paying tribute to two individuals who, when I was advising on fisheries issues in the European Parliament, did much to educate me in the world of fisheries, which to many is a …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Nov 2018
Fisheries Bill
"Of course, I still stand by those words. We will leave the CFP on 29 March 2019 and will be negotiating as an independent coastal state from December 2020, none of which would be the case if the SNP had its way. If it did, we would be back in …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Oct 2018
Agriculture Bill
"The hon. Lady has spent a lot of time criticising this Government’s legislation. I would like to ask the question that many of my constituents who are farmers are wondering about: what is the Scottish Government’s plan for farming post Brexit? We have not got a clue...."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made since the Columba declaration on promoting closer ties between the Church of Scotland and the Church of England. ..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank my right hon. Friend for her answer. In this year, when the Church of Scotland General Assembly has in the Right Rev. Susan Brown elected its fourth female moderator and London has gained its first female bishop, might my right hon. Friend expand on the work that the …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th May 2018
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, when he next plans to meet with the Scottish Government to discuss the status of the (a) Less Favoured Area Support and (b) Areas of Natural Constraint schemes during the implementation period after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by George Eustice
The Secretary of State regularly discusses agriculture policy with colleagues in the Scottish Government, with the next meeting scheduled for 14 May. Agriculture is devolved, and it is the Government’s intention that each administration has the freedom to design policies that support the individual characteristics of their agricultural industries and unique landscapes. Common frameworks will only be established where needed to maintain the functioning of the UK internal market and to meet our trade and international obligations.
Written Question
Tuesday 8th May 2018
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 his Department’s policy is on providing economic support to agriculture in marginal areas after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by George Eustice
The Government understands the importance of providing stability to farmers as we leave the European Union and has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support for the duration of this Parliament, providing much needed certainty to farmers and landowners.
In our consultation document ‘Health and Harmony’, we have provided a clear direction for future farm support in England based on public money for public goods – principally, environmental enhancement. We sought views on how future land management schemes can reflect the reality of life for farmers and food producers. As part of this, we invited ideas on what areas could constitute public goods and be supported under the new system, including rural resilience.
Farmers need stability, certainty and a smooth transition to a new system, so we will not switch off Direct Payments overnight, and are consulting on an agricultural transition period to provide time for farmers to adjust. We have also confirmed we will pay the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme on the same basis as we do now. This, together with our proposed ‘agricultural transition’ period away from the current system of Direct Payments in England, will provide time for farmers to adjust.
Some sectors may find it more difficult than others to adapt to the phasing out of Direct Payments, for example, those located in the most remote, wild and beautiful parts of England. The uplands have the potential to benefit from new environmental land management schemes, given the nature of their landscapes and the many public goods that they deliver, such as biodiversity, flood risk mitigation and carbon sequestration. We will explore possible options on how we can best support such areas.