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Agriculture Bill inquiry

Inquiry


Neil Parish, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, has welcomed the Government’s publication of a new Agriculture Bill.

The Committee is launching a short inquiry on the scope, provisions and powers proposed in the Agriculture Bill. The Committee invites written submissions by Monday 8 October 2018.

Commenting on the introduction of the Bill in the House of Commons today by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Neil Parish said:

“The Agriculture Bill will be a landmark piece of legislation with potential to transform UK farming and commit to environmental protections.

“As Chair of the cross-party EFRA Committee, I look forward to scrutinising the details it contains, and consider what practical implications it will have for the British farming sectors.”

Reports, special reports and government responses

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10th Report - Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill
Inquiry Agriculture Bill inquiry
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Oral evidence transcripts

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31 October 2018
Inquiry Agriculture Bill inquiry
Witnesses Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and George Eustice MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Oral Evidence
24 October 2018
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Witnesses Nick Allen, Chief Executive Officer, British Meat Processors Association, David Brown, Policy Adviser, Horticultural Trades Association, and David Christensen, Board of Representatives Member, Arla Foods.
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24 October 2018
Inquiry Agriculture Bill inquiry
Witnesses Tim Breitmeyer, President, Country Land and Business Association, George Dunn, Chief Executive, Tenant Farmers Association, Minette Batters, President, National Farmers' Union
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Written evidence

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The Scottish Government (SAB0080)
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Groceries Code Adjudicator (SAB0079)
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Tenant Farmers Association (SAB0077)
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