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Kerry McCarthy Excerpts
Thursday 12th January 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Spencer Portrait Mark Spencer
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I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to those people who are working on avian flu, including the chief vet, who was recognised in the new year’s honours list. I can assure my hon. Friend that we continue to talk to, and work with, industry to make sure that farmers can be profitable and confident that their business will succeed next year.

Kerry McCarthy Portrait Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab)
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There have been reports this week that the UK might be about to adopt ludicrous proposals that were, quite rightly, rejected by the EU to ban producers of plant-based products from using terms that are traditionally associated with meat and dairy. I do not think that anyone buying a hot dog actually thinks that it has canine content. Does the Minister think that the British public is so stupid to think that a product called “oat milk” comes from a cow?

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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My advice is not to believe everything that we read in the papers.