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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Dairy Industry

"I thank my hon. Friend for his generosity. When farmers are asked to open their accounts prior to the arrangement of their contracts, it is no surprise that they are laid bare to the vagaries in behaviour of the people with whom they sign contracts to sell their milk. If …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Dairy Industry

"Might that be something one could refer to the Competition and Markets Authority, instead of trying to use powers that are not within the remit of the groceries code adjudicator?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Dairy Industry

"I will make very few points, because most of the points have been made already, but it seems a great shame that the advantage of power is all held by the retailers and processors. One thing that I welcome is what has been done by Farmers For Action. Its protests …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Badger Culls (Assessment)

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree with me on this point? Certainly in my part of Somerset, a number of the farmers have declared that they have cattle with TB, but the cattle are not removed from their farms with any level of speed whatever, so it both causes a great …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Oct 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can the Secretary of State find out what has happened to the scheduling of payments for higher-level stewardship schemes for farmers in my environmentally sensitive part of Somerset? These have been contracted for a 10-year period but they seem to have been cut, delayed or changed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Oct 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I think that the Church of England believes in having partnerships of constructive engagement with the companies in which it invests. Therefore, will the Church Commissioners, first, call for SOCO International, an oil and gas exploration firm in which it has shares, to launch an independent investigation into the allegations …..."
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Written Question
Fracking
Monday 13th October 2014

Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of areas in the US in which it has been confirmed that water supplies have been contaminated by hydraulic fracturing.

Answered by Dan Rogerson

Defra does not hold this data.

In England we have robust regulations in place to prevent contamination of water supplies. The Environment Agency will ensure that no hydraulic fracturing will be permitted where groundwater and drinking water supplies could be affected.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Church Commissioners have significant land holdings in and around the village of Westbury-sub-Mendip, and only the Church Commissioners can ensure that the villagers have space to replace their 19th-century school, hall and shop. For some years the parish council and other village organisations have tried, unsuccessfully, to meet the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Flooding (Somerset)

"While we are on the subject of sluices, will the Minister address the problem of Bleadon sluice, bearing in mind that we have all talked about how any approach has to be for the whole catchment area? My concern is with the Axe and Brue rivers; there is a need …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Flooding (Somerset)

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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