George Eustice MP recent speeches
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Veterinary Medicine: Drugs (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: All veterinary medicines authorised for use in the UK will continue to be authorised after Brexit and can remain on the market for sale and supply in their existing packaging. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is working with the pharmaceutical industry to ensure a no deal scenario has minimal impact on the regulatory burden on the pharmaceutical industry and that the UK remains...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Sustainable Development (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Leaving the Common Agricultural Policy and creating our own Environmental Land Management scheme represents a great opportunity to move away from paying farmers for the amount of land they own and instead reward environmental outcomes. The upcoming Agriculture Bill will frame this work.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Sustainable Development (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Defra is receptive to emerging innovative farming practices. For the new Environmental Land Management system we are undertaking tests and trials and from 2021 progressing onto a National Pilot to test the system at scale. Our aim is to improve productivity, while achieving better environmental outcomes and rewarding the delivery of public goods.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Sustainable Development (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: As part of our future agricultural policy, a range of policies are being developed to support farmers and land managers in relation to animal welfare, productivity, and research and development. Farmers and other land managers will also have the opportunity under the new Environmental Land Management scheme to be paid for delivering the following public goods set out in the 25 Year...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: We have communicated on a range of topics with local authorities, including in a conference call on 13 August along with other government departments. Each local Authority has established a Brexit lead officer to liaise with government. Defra has identified areas where our exit preparations impact local authorities. For instance Environmental Health Officers are responsible for issuing...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Scotland (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: As the Chancellor announced at the Spending Round on 4 September, the Scottish Government will receive £160 million to support farmers and land managers. This funding will be provided over two years, with £80 million in 2019-20 and £80 million in 2020-21. The additional funding will be provided through the normal estimates process and it will be ring-fenced to ensure that it reaches...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fisheries: Protection (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Compared with the financial year 2018/19, expenditure by the Marine Management Organisation is projected to increase by the following amounts with respect to the financial year 2019/20: a) Surface surveillance: £7.44 million b) Aerial surveillance: £2.23 million c) Training and staff costs for warranted Marine Enforcement Officers: £2.11 million
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pigmeat: China (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Supporting the UK food and drink sector to increase its exports is a priority for Defra. The work we are doing to increase market access for pork to China is a great success, and has boosted the value of UK pork exports there from £19.6 million in 2014 to £43.6 million in 2018. China's domestic market consumes 55 million metric tonnes of pork per year and there is real potential for UK...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: African Swine Fever: Disease Control (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: The Animal and Plant Health Agency regularly assess the changing global animal disease presence and its potential risk to the UK. These assessments are published on the gov.uk website and the most recent assessment for African swine fever (ASF) was made in October 2019. The UK is at medium risk for the entry of contaminated or infected products into UK however the risk of exposure to the UK...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: African Swine Fever: Disease Control (21 Oct 2019)George Eustice: EU safeguard measures restrict the commercial trade of pork and pork products from regions of the EU that are affected by African swine fever (ASF) so these cannot be traded with the UK. All countries outside of the EU who are currently approved to trade in pork and pork products with the UK are free of ASF. To prevent the entry of potentially infected products, Defra and the Devolved...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Farms: Tenancy Agreements (17 Oct 2019)George Eustice: The Government call for evidence regarding mortgage restrictions and repossession of agricultural land is now closed and a response will be published shortly. Before taking forward any proposals for legislative changes, Defra would discuss issues of scope with other Government departments.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Chief Scientific Advisers (17 Oct 2019)George Eustice: Defra’s former Chief Scientific Adviser Ian Boyd left Defra at the end of August and on 1 October 2019 Gideon Henderson was appointed. The Secretary of State was appointed on the 24 July 2019 and has not yet held any bilateral meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser since this date and 31 August 2019. The Chief Scientific Adviser regularly attends other Secretary of State meetings on...
- Previous Business – Lords: Select Committee (16 Oct 2019)EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee: No deal preparations: energy and environment. 9:30 am; Room 2, Palace of WestminsterWitnesses: (at 10:00 AM) Mr George Eustice MP, Minister of State, Defra Ms Janet Hughes, Portfolio Management Director, Defra
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agricultural Products: UK Trade With EU (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agricultural Products: UK Trade With EU (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Supply (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Crops (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: In preparations for no deal, the Government has taken steps to secure additional freight capacity, guaranteeing the supply of critical goods. In the event of no deal and with regard to crop treatments, the same pesticide products will continue to be authorised for use in the UK immediately after withdrawal. After withdrawal, businesses who trade with the EU will broadly be subject to...
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Seed Potatoes: Exports (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food: Exports (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
- Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food: Imports (8 Oct 2019)George Eustice: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
