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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"One of the Secretary of State’s responsibilities is the provision of an adequate supply of domestically produced fruit and vegetables. Much of this year’s harvest has been lost as a result of a lack of labour. Contrary to popular belief, there is not a queue of domestic labour waiting to …..."
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Written Question
Agriculture: Vacancies
Thursday 28th October 2021

Asked by: Roger Gale (Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich)

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

What assessment his Department has made of the effect of labour shortages on the harvesting of crops in autumn 2021.

Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury

Defra is working closely with farmers and growers to address labour shortages and help them secure the labour needed for harvesting. This year, the Seasonal Workers Pilot has been expanded for 2021 to 30,000 visas. Growers can also recruit workers with status under the EU Settlement Scheme. We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to support the horticulture sector in recruiting more UK workers, and undertaking a review to examine the potential for automation to meet future need.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Oct 2021
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

"As a fellow patron of the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation, may I thank the Secretary of State for his kind remarks about Sir David Amess? They will have been appreciated across the House and indeed outside it. I cannot help feeling that, somewhere just above us, he is watching; given …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Oct 2021
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

"If my hon. Friend had not intervened on me, I was about to pay tribute to him for the work that he has done in seeking to bring about the ban. It is past high time...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Oct 2021
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

"With pleasure; a large number of people have campaigned for this ban and it is very good news indeed that it is going to happen.

I will put down one caveat in respect of an amendment that may be needed. The transport of live animals, as distinct from for slaughter, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Oct 2021
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If he chooses the appropriate time to bring in a suitably sensitive amendment, then he will certainly have my support, and I would hope that he might well have the support of those on the Front Bench as well.

All that said, I welcome …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Real Fur Sales

"We agree, first of all, that in this day and age there is no justification whatsoever for using real fur, because so many good synthetic alternatives are available. I do not want to broaden the debate too far, but is this not also yet another form of trophy hunting? This …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Real Fur Sales

"Thank you, Ms Rees; I can be very brief. I had not intended to intervene at all, but I want to reinforce the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) and congratulate him on securing the debate.

It is many years since I went …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Hedgehogs

"My right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) remarked on the fact that we see far fewer hedgehogs dead on the roads now. Perversely, that is not a good sign; it is a bad sign, because the reason is that there are so many fewer hedgehogs …..."
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Written Question
Wildlife: Smuggling
Tuesday 22nd June 2021

Asked by: Roger Gale (Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on measures to prevent the illegal wildlife trade in each year since 2015.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

Defra has invested over £26 million since 2015 on work to directly counter illegal wildlife trade in animals and plants internationally to benefit nature, people, the economy and protect global security. This includes projects to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement, ensure effective legal frameworks and develop sustainable livelihoods.

Since 2015, we have also provided close to £1 million to support the National Wildlife Crime Unit in tackling wildlife crime in the UK, which includes combating the illegal wildlife trade.