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Debate between Desmond Swayne and Angela Eagle(1 week, 1 day ago)
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Dame Angela Eagle
I certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss my hon. Friend’s work in this area. We agree on the importance of the problems that the commission is looking to resolve and look forward to seeing its final report. The Government are working across Departments to improve access to healthy and affordable food. We have already introduced the junk food ad ban and mandatory targets for healthier food sales from our food industry, and we are committed to breaking the link between obesity and poverty.
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
Is this a wind-up, Mr Speaker? They will be asking for collective farms in this socialist paradise next. Has the Minister made any assessment of the impact that a right to food would have on the public purse once our activist judges got hold of it?
Dame Angela Eagle
I have to say that a study of history demonstrates that collectivising the food system does not usually work.
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Desmond Swayne and Angela Eagle(4 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
Dame Angela Eagle
No, it is not the family farm tax. The right hon. Gentleman should be patient and wait to see our plan for the future of farming.
St Helena: UK Immigration
Debate between Desmond Swayne and Angela Eagle(1 year, 5 months ago)
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Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
The opportunities available to any migrant are vastly greater in Rwanda, aren’t they?
The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)
Why didn’t they go there, then?