George Eustice MP recent speeches
- Renaissance of East Anglian Fisheries Study (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: We are all very privileged to be in the final Westminster Hall debate not only of this Session but of this Parliament, as we prepare for a general election. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), with whom I have had many debates on these issues. He has been a champion for the inshore fleet, particularly around East Anglia. Of course, his constituency is also...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food: UK Trade with EU (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fisheries (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has robust control and enforcement systems in place to monitor and enforce compliance with the full range of fisheries and environmental regulations. The MMO uses inspections at sea and in port to assure compliance by individual fishing vessels on key measures including those governing types and size of fishing gear. Technology, combined with...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fisheries (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: The UK Government remains fully committed to sustainable fisheries management and the principle of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY). This will not change once we are outside the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy. We will continue to work with other coastal states in partnership to sustainably manage shared stocks. The Government will be reintroducing a Fisheries Bill, which will provide a...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Supply (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: As a responsible Government, we have been working to minimise any disruption to farmers in the event of a no deal. We have made it clear that we will support vulnerable sectorsâ¯through Government intervention in a no deal, should this be necessary, and we have contingency plans in place. We will be monitoring the sectors which may be exposed to short-term difficulties as a result of EU...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: International Men's Day (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Digital Technology (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: As they do now, EU citizens can continue to for work in the UK in 2019 and 2020. The Government launched the Seasonal Workers Pilot in April and all 2,500 non-EEA migrant workers have now been recruited for 2019. This pilot will continue to run in 2020 and is being evaluated for its ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. This will help inform future...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Honours (5 Nov 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Protected Areas (4 Nov 2019)George Eustice: The Government is looking at whether Highly Protected Marine Areas, where all damaging human activities are prohibited, could enhance the blue belt within the Secretary of State Waters. It has commissioned an independent review, led by Richard Benyon MP, to advise whether and how such sites could be introduced. The review will report in early 2020. On 31 May 2019, we announced the...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: *No heading* (4 Nov 2019)George Eustice: The Government is taking the necessary steps to ensure the UK leaves the EU with certainty and continuity. As well as a programme of secondary legislation, the Agriculture Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, provides the foundation for a smooth transition for farmers to a new public money for public goods approach. In the event of a no deal we have contingency arrangements in place...
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (31 Oct 2019)George Eustice: I thought for a moment that for the first time in six years we might not get on to fisheries and agriculture at DEFRA orals. May I take this opportunity, Mr Speaker, along with others, to thank you for your chairmanship and stewardship of these occasions and wish you well for the future? May I also record a tribute to Reverend Rose, who is also leaving us? She not only presided over my...
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (31 Oct 2019)George Eustice: I completely disagree with the hon. Gentleman. The Scottish fishing industry wants to leave the CFP and take advantage of the sea of opportunity that we will have when we become an independent coastal state. It is his party that is standing against the interests of the Scottish fishing industry by wanting to remain in the European Union.
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (31 Oct 2019)George Eustice: The hon. Gentleman is right; the Government are committed to keep spending exactly the same until the end of this Parliament. He will have to wait to see our manifesto to find out what will happen in the next Parliament, but I will simply say this. It is implicit in the Agriculture Bill that there will be a transition over a period of seven years, during which we will roll out the new policy,...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Northern Ireland (31 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Following the Bew Review, the Government has confirmed that it will not simply apply the Barnett formula to changes in Defra funding beyond this Parliament and has committed to developing an approach on future (i.e. after 2022) funding allocations, recognising that agriculture policy is and will remain devolved. Longer term discussions between the Government and the devolved administrations...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Air Pollution (30 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Please see the table below that sets out 2019-20 planned funding and key deliverables for specific programmes. Negative figures show overall planned savings (this is where a small adjustment is needed to ensure the budget as a whole balances at the beginning of the financial year, these savings (negative balances) will be off-set against a positive budget later in the year when...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Protection: Finance (30 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Please see the table below that sets out 2019-20 planned funding and key deliverables for specific programmes. Negative figures show overall planned savings (this is where a small adjustment is needed to ensure the budget as a whole balances at the beginning of the financial year, these savings (negative balances) will be off-set against a positive budget later in the year when...
