Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between George Freeman and Julian Smith

Monday 21st October 2013 Commons Chamber

[Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)]

1. What steps his Department has taken to make the planning system more accessible to local people.

[George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con)]

2. What steps his Department has taken to make the planning system more accessible to local people.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between George Freeman and Julian Smith

Thursday 9th September 2010 Commons Chamber

[George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con)]

8. What areas she has identified where the regulatory burden on the agricultural industry can be reduced; and if she will make a statement.

[Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)]

9. What areas she has identified where the regulatory burden on hill farmers can be reduced; and if she will make a statement.

[Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)]

13. What areas she has identified where the regulatory burden on the agricultural industry arising from EU legislation can be reduced; and if she will make a statement. We are very aware of the need to reduce burdens on farmers, to increase competitiveness and to trust businesses to maintain standards. The taskforce on farm regulation, which I appointed in July, will consider how to reduce regulatory burdens and deliver risk-based and integrated compliance and inspection. It will consider all regulation that bears on farmers, including hill farmers, and it has started a wide consultation to understand which issues cause farmers most concern.