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Helen Goodman

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Speaker’s Statement
Thursday 21st February 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Oh, very well, I will take one more question: Helen Goodman.

Helen Goodman Portrait Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Further to the Secretary of State’s previous answer, on Monday he sought to reassure sheep farmers by saying that in the event of no deal he would be able to make payments to them, but because he has sat on the Agriculture Bill for 10 weeks surely he will not have the statutory powers to do that?

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