Debates between Brendan O'Hara and George Eustice during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Brendan O'Hara and George Eustice
Thursday 6th February 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Eustice Portrait George Eustice
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. Every Member will have examples of successful local food manufacturers. In her constituency, we have of course Samworth Brothers, a highly successful large business, and many other smaller enterprises. I congratulate her on having secured for her area the status of designated manufacturing zone. Government procurement rules encourage the local sourcing of food, and the requirements of some protected food name designations will also require food to be sourced locally.

Brendan O'Hara Portrait Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
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What is the Department doing, and what discussions has it had, about giving support to those small independent shellfish producers on the west coast of Scotland who, because of Brexit, are about to be put at a huge competitive disadvantage to their Northern Irish neighbours?

George Eustice Portrait George Eustice
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I hold regular meetings with the shellfish industry. As the hon. Gentleman will know, my constituency is in Cornwall, where we have a large crab and scallop industry. The political declaration on our future relationship with the EU envisages zero-zero tariffs on all goods.