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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 May 2020
Agriculture Bill

"I support the Bill overall. I think it is great for agriculture. It is a landmark Bill, and I thank my local National Farmers Union and local farmers for the engagement I have had with them over many months now.

I do, however, want to speak against new clauses 1 …..."
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Written Question
Whales: Conservation
Monday 11th June 2018

Asked by: Marcus Fysh (Conservative - Yeovil)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there has been any illegal whaling within British-administered waters; and what steps the Government is taking to prevent such whaling.

Answered by George Eustice

The UK is fully committed to upholding the global moratorium on Commercial Whaling adopted by the International Whaling Commission in 1986. The moratorium is enforced by the appropriate authorities. We are not aware of any illegal whaling activity that takes place in British-administered waters.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jan 2018
Forestry in England

"Would it help to improve access to, and the quality of, smaller woodlands if crafts using wood grown within the same woodland were always regarded as ancillary to forestry within the planning guidance?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am afraid I am not going to speak about fish today, Mr Speaker, but another time I will be happy to do so.

Farmers in Somerset expect their Government to negotiate continued tariff-free cross-channel trade, and hundreds of thousands of farmers across the EU expect the same of theirs. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"The commission is correct to highlight the discrepancy between the 1 December assessment of our electorate, and the electorate in our most recent election. In my constituency, the difference between the 2015 and 2017 elections was 8,000, which is over 10%. Would the hon. Lady welcome an investigation by the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Farmers across the south-west are rightly very proud of the high-quality food that they produce, be it beef, lamb, milk and so on. What opportunities from leaving the EU does the Minister see to ensure that they get a fair price for that food in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome that news, and the initiatives on raising the number of clergy vocations. Stealing metal from church roofs is indeed an unfortunate vocation. What are we doing in the Yeovil area specifically to stop such theft?..."
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Written Question
Pollinators: Conservation
Thursday 17th March 2016

Asked by: Marcus Fysh (Conservative - Yeovil)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the contribution of farmers and landowners to supporting bees and pollinators.

Answered by George Eustice

Farmers and other land managers make a vital contribution to supporting pollinators through management and creation of beneficial habitat features. This is reflected in Defra’s National Pollinator Strategy implementation plan.

Well over one thousand applications for the new Countryside Stewardship Scheme, which funds environmentally beneficial land management, contained the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package. As part of our monitoring and evaluation programme, we will assess the effectiveness of the Scheme in supporting bees and other pollinators.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"T8. People who love bees, and farmers and consumers of products relying on them, are deeply concerned that there is an attempt by large US and EU chemical companies to downgrade environmental protections from pesticides in backroom lobbying over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal in Brussels. Is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 28 Jan 2016
Basic Payment Scheme

"Does my hon. Friend agree that the issue is not only about having a tax holiday, because many farms are not very profitable? When there is a cash-flow issue, as he has described, perhaps we should look at an emergency loan scheme against which they can draw...."
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