Agriculture

Agriculture (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 February 2019

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether seasonal workers who come to the UK through the seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme (a) will be asked to leave the country after a period of time, (b) how long this period of time will

State Aid (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on (a) the seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme and (b) the tier 5 sponsorship licence for that scheme.

Agriculture: Young People

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage young people into farming.

Agriculture: 5G

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on encouraging flexible licensing practices for 5G radio spectrum to support the adoption of automation and technology in the agricul

January Agriculture and Fisheries Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 February 2019

Agriculture and Fisheries Council took place in Brussels on 28 January. The UK was represented by Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity, and Lords Minister.The lead issue on the agriculture-focus...

January Agriculture and Fisheries Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 February 2019

My Hon. Friend Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:Agriculture and Fisheries Council took place in Brussels on 28th January. I represented the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fis...

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether bad weather payments will be available to workers under the pilot Seasonal Agricultural Scheme where weather conditions cause work to be unavailable or of limited availability during the perio

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who his Department consulted in assessing responses to Annex A of the Seasonal Workers Pilot Request for Information.

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the responses to Annex A of the Seasonal Workers Pilot Request for Information submitted by (a) Pro-Force Limited and (b) Concordia UK.

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received representations raising concerns on the matter of hon. Members receiving agricultural payments whilst participating in parliamentary proceedings under the Agric

Agriculture: Technology

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effects of tech farming initiatives on the livelihood of people employed in the farming industry.

Agriculture: Migrant Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the paper entitled The UK future skills-based immigration system, published by the Home Office on 19 December 2018, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colle

Agriculture: Ammonia

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's press release entitled Government launches world leading plan to tackle air pollution, published in 14 January 2019, what the evidential basis is for

Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of WTO tariffs on farmers in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether workers coming to the UK under the forthcoming Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme pilot will be provided with pre-departure information on UK labour laws before arrival in the UK.

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the use of skylark plots in his Department's future environmental land management scheme.

January Agriculture and Fisheries Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 January 2019

Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. There will be an exchange of views on the ...

January Agriculture and Fisheries Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 January 2019

My Hon Friend Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agr...

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) regional breakdown of farms and other organisations that have applied to take part in the pilots for the introduction of Environmental Land Ma

Agriculture: Metaldehyde

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the use of metaldehyde for agricultural purposes.

Agriculture: Metaldehyde

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which EU countries have banned the use of metaldehyde for agricultural purposes.

Agriculture: Metaldehyde

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) potential increase and (b) associated risks in the use of ferric phosphates as a replacement for metaldehyde in farming.

Agriculture, Food and Horse (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2019

Common Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on the roll-out of the pilot Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of public advice in the effective delivery of the proposed new Environmental Land Management Schemes.

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Potential Pilot Operators responded to the request for information for the pilot Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the proposed new Environmental Land Management Schemes after 2022.

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effect a seasonal agricultural workers scheme would have on small labour providers.

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to provide feedback to labour providers on the effectiveness of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Pilot Scheme.

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether farm support will continue in its current form until 2022.

West Bank: Agriculture

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 January 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Israel about (1) the number of Palestinian farmers in the West Bank who are allowed to farm between the separation barrier and the Green Line, and (2) the prote

Agriculture: Subsidies

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 January 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to lift the minimum five hectare qualification for receiving farm subsidy payments.

Agriculture: VAT

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 January 2019

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farmers participated in the agricultural flat rate (AFRS) VAT scheme since its establishment in each region of the UK.

Agriculture: VAT

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 January 2019

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the 43 agricultural businesses who participated in the agricultural flat rate (AFRS) VAT scheme were selected to receive a questionnaire as part of the HMRC review of eligibility between 2011 - 2015.