Tag Archives: George Eustice

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill can go further

Posted on January 22, 2022 by ianchisnall

Our local MP, Caroline Lucas was the person who first proposed an Animal Welfare proposal as part of our departure from the EU. Her proposal was prevented by the Conservative Government at that time. The photo at the top shows … Continue reading →

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Some appalling calls and some very good calls

Posted on January 10, 2022 by ianchisnall

It appears as if in the last few days that several people inside the Government and Parliament are seeking to move us forward but sadly the Prime Minister has made several destructive comments. The people I have spotted are focusing … Continue reading →

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Rewilding with up to £800m a year from Government

Posted on January 9, 2022 by ianchisnall

On Thursday there was a presentation at the Oxford Farming Conference by George Eustice who announced that there was to be a rewilding strategy set out by his Government. This is a call that has been promised for several years … Continue reading →

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Sign this petition to release funds to charities like FareShare

Posted on July 30, 2021 by ianchisnall

Thursday of last week was the last day in Parliament before the MPs closed their Westminster Offices. One of the MPs who stood up to ask a question was the Labour MP for Liverpool, West Derby called Ian Byrne. Along … Continue reading →

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A fascinating egg theme is now emerging in Parliament

Posted on December 10, 2020 by ianchisnall

10 days ago on 30th November the theme of Scotch Eggs first arose from George Eustice who stated in an interview on LBC that they “would count as a substantial meal if there were table service” So the challenge for … Continue reading →

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DEFRA’s 12 week grant in July should now be spent!

Posted on October 29, 2020 by ianchisnall

Here is the the link to the arrangement that was published by DEFRA relating to the £63 Million pound provision from the Government to local authorities as a Grant for Food. The grant was announced by Boris Johnson on the … Continue reading →

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We clearly need a new competent Government

Posted on July 14, 2020 by ianchisnall

So this morning I took the latest posting from the Government website which is shown here along with my arrow and question. In the last 96 hours there has been a range of contradictory plans and demands from the Government. … Continue reading →

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Please can we remain in the EU single market?

Posted on July 8, 2020 by ianchisnall

This piece of news that emerged yesterday has reminded many of us that the departure from the EU which is scheduled for 1st January 2021 will place the rest of the UK apart from Northern Ireland and outside of the … Continue reading →

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A very poor response from the Government on climate change information

Posted on March 15, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Friday three questions raised by Caroline Lucas were answered by a junior Minister who works for the DEFRA team and was answering on behalf of George Eustice, the Minister. The questions all asked for data and indeed two of … Continue reading →

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National negotiations are not the same as commercial negotiations

Posted on March 1, 2019 by ianchisnall

This tweet from Boris implies that George Eustice and his ministerial colleagues and indeed himself when he was a member of the Cabinet were involved in a private, confidential negotiation with the European Union. The key paragraph of George’s letter … Continue reading →

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