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Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees The hon. Lady will be aware that the RSPCA is the oldest animal welfare charity in the world.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees That is an incredibly important point and I think farmers are right to pay as much, if not more, attention to those issues than even to the
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees I will not give way.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees I am unleashing my inner Tom Watson, which is a scary prospect. However, this is a serious point.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees My right hon. Friend makes a valid point; I say that with some smugness, having lost three stone since the start of the year.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees I will not give way.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees “Gripped”, says the hon. Lady.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees Of course; one is always on the record. I then spoiled my lunch by having some blackcurrant and English apple cake.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees I was going to share with the shadow Minister what I have just consumed for lunch, which I think will make my point.
Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees I oppose the amendment. There is no doubting the correctness of the baseline of the data that the shadow Minister has put forward.