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Tag Archives: George Eustice
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill can go further
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
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caroline Lucas, DEFRA, George Eustice, Stephen Lloyd, Tim Loughton
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Some appalling calls and some very good calls
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
Rewilding with up to £800m a year from Government
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
Posted in Environment, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged George Eustice, Horsham, Knepp Wildland
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Sign this petition to release funds to charities like FareShare
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
Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged DEFRA, EFRA Committee, FareShare, George Eustice, Ian Byrne, Luke Pollard, Sussex Fareshare
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A fascinating egg theme is now emerging in Parliament
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
DEFRA’s 12 week grant in July should now be spent!
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
We clearly need a new competent Government
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
Please can we remain in the EU single market?
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
Posted in Economics, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Edwin Poots, George Eustice, Northern Ireland, Single Market
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A very poor response from the Government on climate change information
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
National negotiations are not the same as commercial negotiations
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
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, George Eustice
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