Question for short debate on Tuesday, 29 March 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Byford. The answering member was Lord Henley.

Agriculture: Regulation

Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to reduce regulatory burdens on British agriculture.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 726 c1153-68
Session: 2010-12
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Earl of Sandwich | 726 c1163-4 (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest as an owner and joint manager of farmland in West Dorset. Two out of three fa...; Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 726 c1162-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Byford for securing this debate and express my own delight to...; Lord Henley | 726 c1165-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. First I will deal with the last point m...; Baroness Quin | 726 c1164 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, normally when winding up for the Opposition, I would hope to be able to acknowledge most, ...; Viscount Brookeborough | 726 c1159-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first I declare an interest in that I farm in a small way and have about 120 acres of tree...; Lord Rogan | 726 c1161-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, for initiating this timely debate. Agricult...; Earl of Caithness | 726 c1160-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, globally, agriculture faces some long-term trends. As my noble friend Lady Byford said, th...; Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c1157 (Link to this contribution) I apologise to the noble Lord but we are under a lot of pressure for time. Three minutes is the limi...; Lord Grantchester | 726 c1156-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, and to welcome her retur...; Baroness Byford | 726 c1153-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the creation of Richard Macdonald’s task force on the reduction of regulation is most welc...; Baroness Byford | 726 c1153 (Link to this contribution) Asked By To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce regulatory burdens o...; Lord Plumb | 726 c1158-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we all await the result of the Task Force on Farming Regulation led by Richard Macdonald, ...; Bishop of Ripon and Leeds | 726 c1159 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, for pressing this quest...; Lord Grantchester | 726 c1157 (Link to this contribution) I have finished.; Lord Cameron of Dillington | 726 c1157-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also declare an interest as a farmer. In my allotted three minutes, I have two points to...
Subjects: Animal welfare Agriculture Badgers Bureaucracy Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ICT Inspections EU law Labelling Forestry Farmers Livestock Livestock industry Transport Regulation Waste management Supermarkets Sheep Subsidies Tagging Bovine tuberculosis Rural Payments Agency Trade competitiveness Farming Regulation Task Force
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Agriculture: Regulation

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