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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 28 Feb 2018
Anti-Corruption Strategy: Illegal Wildlife Trade

"Point taken.

The hon. Lady made the interesting point, with which I agree, that the Government have not exactly sat on their hands but that, ultimately, we must do more—and more than virtue signalling. As the new Member of Parliament for Stirling, one of the first places I was invited …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 28 Feb 2018
Anti-Corruption Strategy: Illegal Wildlife Trade

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention and completely agree with him. That is one aspect of our leadership in this area that we should definitely advance. It is highly effective.

For humans, animals and the wider environment, it is imperative that we stamp out this illegal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Dec 2017
UK Fishing Industry

"I would like to take the opportunity of this debate on the fishing industry, using the broad definition of that industry as the commercial activity of harvesting, processing and marketing aquatic produce for human consumption, to make a positive request of the Minister. Since 1995, the amount of caught fish …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Dec 2017
UK Fishing Industry

"I agree with the hon. Gentleman. We certainly do not want that, because the value of salmon to the UK economy is close to the value of the entire landings of all species of fish by UK vessels in capture fisheries. We want that to increase.

If a barrel of …..."
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Written Question
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Devolution
Monday 9th October 2017

Asked by: Stephen Kerr (Conservative - Stirling)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers from his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.

Answered by George Eustice

There has been extensive engagement at ministerial and official level between Defra and the devolved administrations (DAs). The Secretary of State made it a priority to engage with Scottish and Welsh Government counterparts by making phone calls during his first week of office.

This summer, the Secretary of State meet with the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary, Fergus Ewing, at the Royal Highland Show on 22nd June, and the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary, Lesley Griffiths, at the Royal Welsh Show on 24th July. The Secretary of State also met with the Permanent Secretary in Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) at the Antrim Show on 22nd July.

Minister Therese Coffey met with Fergus Ewing MSP during a forestry visit to Scotland on 27th June.

The Secretary of State met ministerial counterparts in the Welsh and Scottish Governments, along with a senior official from DAERA (NIE), on 25th September for on-going discussions on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The next meeting is currently being planned for the end of October.

Written Question
Agriculture: Subsidies
Friday 30th June 2017

Asked by: Stephen Kerr (Conservative - Stirling)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in England and Wales have received their full 2016 CAP Pillar 1 payments; and how many such farmers are yet to receive their full balance.

Answered by George Eustice

Under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England, 85,197 eligible farmers (99.2% of the total), as of 28 June 2017, have been issued a 2016 BPS claim payment. In addition to the claims which the Rural Payments Agency cannot pay due to legal reasons, such as probate, there are 243 BPS 2016 claims still to complete processing. The Rural Payments Agency continues to deal with any queries on BPS 2016 claims raised by farmers.

Pillar 1 payments in Wales are devolved to the Welsh Government.