Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T2. The recent Tesco case has shown the importance of the Groceries Code Adjudicator. Does the Secretary of State share the view of the National Farmers Union, the Farmers Union of Wales and many in the dairy sector that now is the time to consider extending the adjudicator’s remit right …..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"There is a perception among the dairy farmers whom I represent, and particularly among small farmers, that they are being individually picked off by some of the big supermarkets. What can the Government do to encourage and support the development of producer organisations and real collaboration between individual farmers?..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Sep 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"What benefit can my constituents in the dairy sector in west Wales expect from the €500 million emergency fund brokered in Brussels this week and, critically, what share of that funding could the Welsh Assembly Government and other devolved Administrations reasonably expect?..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jun 2015
Organophosphate Sheep Dip
"I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. I thank her for this opportunity to give voice to the concerns of one of my constituents, Mr Edward Harding, who would strongly assert that his exposure to sheep dip has left him unable to work for the past 15 …..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 23rd February 2015
Asked by:
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
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 declaration by the African Union that the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara, should be cancelled.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
Having received no invitation, no assessment has been made.
Written Question
Thursday 12th February 2015
Asked by:
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has received an invitation to the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara; and whether she plans to send a representative to that forum.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
An invitation to the Forum in Dakhla has not been received.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Jan 2015
Poultry Industry
"Will my hon. Friend add to that list the issue of animal traceability and the difference between standards in the US and Europe? There has been a lot of concern about that in this country in recent years. I fear that that will be exacerbated by the discussions on this …..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Dairy Industry
"Returning to the issue of producer organisations and what we could almost call collective bargaining between producers and retailers, does my hon. Friend think there is merit in the example of the Scottish Government, who are funding an organisation called Dairy Farmers Together to develop collective agreements between the diverse …..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Dairy Industry
"Before the hon. Gentleman continues his list of remedies for the problem, does he agree that a particular problem, which I am witnessing in Ceredigion, as I am sure he is in Carmarthenshire, is the inability of new entrants to join the industry? What we are experiencing is hardly an …..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Dairy Industry
"It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Riordan. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Simon Hart) on securing this timely debate.
When I found out this debate was to take place, I spoke to farmers in my constituency. I hesitated …..."Mark Williams - View Speech
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