Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that point. I have beef suckler herds and dairy herds, and they both have plentiful badgers in the area.
Professor Sir Charles Godfray looked at all the evidence when he chaired a review of the Government’s 25-year TB eradication policy—a sensible measure to ensure …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
"Absolutely. We would not want that to happen in Derbyshire either.
In 2014, 20% of culls were supervised by Natural England staff, but by 2018 the organisation was able to monitor only 0.4% of them. That gives rise to safety concerns, particularly if protests are involved. Without even responding to …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
"Right. This is a much more popular debate than I had envisaged for 9.30 on a Wednesday morning, so I will make progress, Mr Wilson.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has vaccinated badgers over an area of 120 sq km, and that area is expanding since the wildlife trust reached an agreement …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
"What evidence is there for the incidence of the disease in badgers? Will the Minister look to test badgers in the cull areas post-culling, because it is so important that we are clear about whether there is or is not incidence of the disease?..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Oct 2019
TB in Cattle and Badgers
"I thank all the Members who have contributed to this very constructive debate and I look forward to the cross-party working with the Minister, and with the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Drew), and the rest of the shadow team.
However, I was disappointed that …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 30th April 2019
Asked by:
Ruth George (Labour - High Peak)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a vicarious liability for estate owners in relation to (a) the actions of gamekeepers and (b) the illegal killing of birds of prey.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
The Government does not currently have any plans to introduce vicarious liability in England. The introduction of new legislation, such as vicarious liability, requires evidence that it will be effective. So far there is no compelling evidence that the introduction of the provisions in Scotland and Northern Ireland has had a significant deterrent effect on those who persecute such birds.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Will she pay tribute to producers like Buxton Water in my constituency who are seeking to use recycled plastic as much as possible? Does she also agree that we need Government and local government to do a lot more to make sure …..."Ruth George - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 7th January 2019
Asked by:
Ruth George (Labour - High Peak)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the letter of 18 November from the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the hon. Member for High Peak on small abattoirs, if he will provide (a) a list the 79 LEADER groups in England and (b) the closing date of applications for each LEADER group in each area.
Answered by George Eustice
Full details of the 79 LEADER groups are available through the Rural Development Programme for England LEADER homepage on gov.uk.
At a national level, the LEADER programme is on track to commit the majority of its funds by March 2019 with more than half of these groups now closed to new applications.
Individual LEADER groups close their programmes when they have sufficient demand to spend their full allocation. As a result, the decision to close is made by the LEADER groups and is shown on their individual websites.
A list of LEADER programmes currently open is provided in the table below.
Beds and Hunts Claylands | Chilterns | Clay Vales |
Coast, Wolds, Wetlands and Waterways | Durham and Coast Lowlands | East Kent |
Eastern Plateau | Fieldfare | Greensand Ridge |
Heart of Wessex | Loddon and Test | Mersey Rural |
New Forest | North Nottinghamshire | North Pennine Dales |
North Warwickshire Hinckley and Bosworth | North Wessex Downs | North York Moors, Coast and Hills |
Northern Lincolnshire | Northumberland Coast and Lowlands | Northumberland Uplands |
Plain Action | Rural Surrey | South East Cornwall |
South Nottinghamshire | South Pennines | Vale Action |
Wealden and Rother Rural Partnership | West Cheshire and Warrington | West Kent |