Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) are a suite of agri-environment programmes led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to incentivise farmers to adopt sustainable practices and environmental stewardship. The schemes include the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and are actively being rolled out, with ongoing policy development around funding mechanisms, common land eligibility, and alignment with climate and soil health objectives.
A Bill to establish a Tenant Farming Commissioner; to make provision about the powers and duties of the commissioner, including powers in respect of payments under an Environmental Land Management sch
Commons Amendments 15:33:00 Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con): My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Agriculture Bill, has consented to …
Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons and amendments. The Commons reasons and amendments were ordered to be printed.
Consideration of Lords message Queen’s consent signified. After Clause 42 Duty to seek equivalence on agri-food standards in relation to future trade 16:16:00 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Victoria Prentis): I beg to move, …
Commons Reasons 15:45:00 Motion A Moved by Lord Gardiner of Kimble: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 1, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 1A. 1A: Because environmental objectives will be considered when setting …
Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons on Monday 12 October with reasons and amendments. The Commons reasons and amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 141) House adjourned at 9.53 pm.
Consideration of Lords amendments Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans): I must draw the House’s attention to the fact that financial privilege is engaged by Lords amendments 3, 4 18 and 30. If any Lords amendment engaging financial privilege is …
Third Reading 14:01:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con): My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of …
Report (3rd Day) 13:31:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Debate on Amendment 74 resumed. Baroness Parminter (LD) [V]: My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Hodgson of Abinger and Lady Fookes, for this amendment, which …
Report (2nd Day) 14:22:00 Relevant document: 1 3 th Report from the Delegated Powers Commi ttee Clause 16: Support for rural development Debate on Amendment 43 resumed. Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Lab) [V]: My Lords, it seems only right that, …
Report (1st Day) 13:37:00 Relevant document: 1 3 th Report from the Delegated Powers Commi ttee Clause 1: Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 1, page 2, line 10, after “supporting” insert …
Order of Consideration Motion 13:14:00 Moved by Baroness Penn: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 28; Schedule 1; Clause 29; Schedule 2; Clauses 30 to 34; Schedule 3; …
Committee (7th Day) 14:05:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 40: Power to make regulations for securing compliance with WTO Agreement on Agriculture: general Debate on Amendment 264 resumed. Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con) [V]: My Lords, I …
Committee (6th Day) 13:43:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 32: Identification and traceability of animals Debate on Amendment 209 resumed. Lord Wallace of Tankerness (LD) [V]: My Lords, as I was about to say before …
Committee (5th Day) 14:00:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Henig) (Lab): My Lords, a limited number of Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social distancing. If the capacity of …
Committee (4th Day) 14:47:00 Relevant documents: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 1: Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance Amendment 73 Moved by 73: Clause 1, page 2, line 35, at end insert “, and to …
Committee (3rd Day) 16:44:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Faulkner of Worcester) (Lab): My Lords, a limited number of Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social distancing. If the …
Committee (2nd Day) 13:45:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Duncan of Springbank) (Con): My Lords, a limited number of Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social distancing. If the …
Committee (1st Day) 13:45:00 Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Henig) (Lab): My Lords, a limited number of Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social distancing. If the capacity of …
Order of Consideration Motion 12:17:00 Moved by Lord Gardiner of Kimble: That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Agriculture Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: …
Second Reading 12:45:00 Moved by Lord Gardiner of Kimble: That the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord …
First Reading The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed. Virtual Proceeding adjourned at 9.45 pm.
[Relevant documents: Tenth Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill, Session 2017-19, HC1591, and the Government response, Session 2019-21, HC273, and evidence taken by the Committee on 11 March 2020.] Consideration of Bill, …
[ Relevant d ocument: Tenth Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of Session 2017-19, Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill, HC 1591 ] Second Reading Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing): I must inform the House that Mr …
Second Reading Mr Speaker: I inform the House that I have selected the amendment in the names of the representatives of the official Opposition. 13:06:00 The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Michael Gove): I beg to …
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A( 7 )), That the following provisions shall apply to the Agriculture Bill: Committal (1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. Proceedings in Public Bill Committee (2) …
Queen’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)( a )), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Agriculture Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament …