Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that important point, which I will indeed put to the Education Secretary.
Animal Cruelty: Sentencing | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates I had positive discussions with the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice prior to my announcement on 30 September that the Go
Animal Cruelty: Sentencing | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates Absolutely. I thank my hon. Friend for raising this.
Animal Cruelty: Sentencing | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates We are all grateful for the RSPCA’s excellent work on highlighting animal cruelty, but we have no plans to extend such powers at the moment.
Animal Cruelty: Sentencing | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates The hon. Lady makes a very good point.
Animal Cruelty: Sentencing | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates My hon. Friend makes a very good point.
Leaving the EU: Policy Framework | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates Since taking up my role, I have met representatives from the NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, the Farmers’ Union of Wales and the Ulster Farmer
Leaving the EU: Policy Framework | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates I quite agree. I had the opportunity to hear from representatives of the crofting sector when I visited Scotland.
Leaving the EU: Policy Framework | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates Their voices are certainly not ignored, not least because they have such an excellent and articulate representative in my hon.
Leaving the EU: Policy Framework | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates Not only have I spoken to the farming union representatives I mentioned earlier, but I have had regular conversations with the Food and Drin
