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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Apr. 24 2024

Source Page: Defra: workforce management information March 2024
Document: (Excel)

Found: be to identify options and recommendations, or assist with implementing solutions, but should not be business


National Audit Office
Childcare and children’s services - Apr. 24 2024
Report - Preparations to extend early years entitlement for working parents in England (PDF)

Found: Its Programme Business Case set out an expectation to spend around £256 million on extending entitlements


Westminster Hall
Universal Credit: Farmers - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) farming might seem very far away—there is not a field in sight—but my constituency of North East Fife is rural - Speech Link
2: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) I have an example from a rural land and property agent, who has published a blog entitled “Why the Universal - Speech Link
3: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) From my own early days as a young farmer, right through to my representing a rural community, I have - Speech Link
4: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) That can act as a disincentive to grow a business or look elsewhere for employment, if a business is - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Space Industry - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) locate it in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, as opposed to the Department for Business - Speech Link
2: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) The space industry impacts everybody and everything, from climate change monitoring and rural broadband - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Heaton-Harris (Con - Daventry) I thank the Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade, my hon. - Speech Link
2: Gavin Robinson (DUP - Belfast East) May I also thank the Secretary of State and the Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade, - Speech Link
3: Steve Baker (Con - Wycombe) We work with the Department for Business and Trade to ensure that the same advantages are available to - Speech Link
4: Steve Baker (Con - Wycombe) Only yesterday, I met Minister Muir, who is responsible for agriculture, environment and rural affairs - Speech Link
5: Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) In the past, I have found that his Department and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Committee stage - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) I also thank officials in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for their help in getting - Speech Link
2: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley) attacking, so I know from experience how detrimental it can be not only to the financial measures of a business - Speech Link
3: Robert Goodwill (Con - Scarborough and Whitby) course, the farmer does not get access to the fine money, but they may well need compensation for their business - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Renters (Reform) Bill
Report stage - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Jacob Young (Con - Redcar) The amendment was the main ask of the Country Land and Business Association and is vital to maintaining - Speech Link
2: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con - The Cotswolds) In rural areas such as mine where housing is already very expensive, more and more landlords are already - Speech Link
3: Simon Jupp (Con - East Devon) He and I both represent rural constituencies that are really affected by short-term holiday lets, and - Speech Link
4: Anthony Mangnall (Con - Totnes) In rural constituencies in the south-west, we face a rising tide of short-term lets. - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Wed 24 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) The first item of business is portfolio questions, and the first portfolio is constitution, external - Speech Link
2: Smyth, Colin (Lab - South Scotland) erosion of music festivals in Dumfries and Galloway, which have incredibly tight margins, given the rural - Speech Link
3: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) view of the Scottish Government that creative professionals should be added to the list of visa-exempt business - Speech Link
4: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) work with organisations such as Whithorn reBUILD to maintain our historic buildings and create jobs in rural - Speech Link
5: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) There will be a brief pause before we move to the next item of business to allow members on the front - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Subordinate Legislation - Wed 24 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) Good morning, and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2024 of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee. - Speech Link
2: None The SSI and the business and regulatory impact assessment that supports it talk about the different technologies - Speech Link
3: Wishart, Beatrice (LD - Shetland Islands) What are your thoughts about the 28-day grace period for scallop vessels and how that impacts on the rural - Speech Link
4: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Clearly, we want to ensure that fishermen are doing the right thing, but what could such a fine do to a business - Speech Link
5: Whitham, Elena (SNP - Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) A range of estimates is contained in the business and regulatory impact assessment. - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, 24 April 2024
Subordinate legislation: Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Correspondence Apr. 24 2024

Inquiry: Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Found: and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural