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Written Question
Fisheries
Thursday 14th March 2024

Asked by: David Duguid (Conservative - Banff and Buchan)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the sustainability of the fisheries sector.

Answered by Mark Spencer

We are supporting the long-term future of the UK’s fishing fleet, by developing Fisheries Management Plans, and investing through the £100 million UK Seafood Fund – including £3 million for the Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence in Fraserburgh. Scotland will also benefit from an increase in fishing opportunities this year compared to 2023, as Scottish fisheries continue to see the benefits of our post-Brexit deal for fishing.

Written Question
Waste: Landfill
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: David Duguid (Conservative - Banff and Buchan)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on its proposals to prohibit biodegradable municipal waste from being sent to landfill sites by 2025; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these proposals on landfill sites in England.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

My officials regularly engage with counterparts in the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government, to discuss policy developments and interactions. Earlier this summer we issued a Call for Evidence relating to the near elimination of biodegradable waste disposal in landfill in England from 2028. As part of this Call for Evidence we included two questions related to the inter-UK disposal of biodegradable waste in landfill.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Nov 2022
Avian Influenza Outbreak

"I appreciate the point the hon. Member is making about the need for a UK-wide approach. She and the Minister may be aware that there have been five outbreaks in Scotland in as many weeks, all of which have been in my constituency. My constituency happens to be in the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 30 Nov 2022
Avian Influenza Outbreak

"I was about to ask to intervene just before the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), so I will not comment on the most recent comments made by the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Steven Bonnar), but I welcome his remarks about how the situation is being kept …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2022
Avian Influenza

"I welcome the statement from my right hon. Friend, particularly on the measures relating to compensation earlier in the process, which will be most welcome, not least because, as he will be aware, one recent outbreak of avian flu in Scotland has been in my constituency in recent days. The …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

"A UK-wide approach would be preferred by food producers and farmers right across the country. Can the Minister confirm that the invitation is still open to the devolved Administrations, such as the Scottish Government, to help progress this technology on a UK-wide basis?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

"The hon. Member will be aware of the expression of disappointment from Martin Kennedy, president of NFU Scotland, that the Scottish Government have not become more involved in a UK-wide approach to this matter. None the less, she is absolutely right to say that this is a devolved competency. Does …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 05 Jul 2022
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"Further to the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire, I am struggling to see where the evidence is that, through the passage of the Bill, our animal welfare standards, which are covered by other legislation, would somehow be cancelled out...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 28 Jun 2022
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Thank you to the witnesses for the excellent information so far. Obviously, you represent NFU England. This is an England-only Bill, and we welcome the opportunity for devolved Administrations to take part in the process, but I was wondering, from an NFU perspective—this is for Mr Exwood—what engagement …..."
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