Speeches by Kirkham.

“Does the hon. Member agree that geothermal, as a baseload energy source that can be developed quickly, should be included in the Government’s clean power plan and have the priority that that affords for grid connections?”

“Criminal justice was an easy target for Tory austerity cuts, which always impact the people with the smallest voice. Rape victims in Truro and Falmouth have told me that they have waited years for their cases to be heard and had hearings cancelled at the last minute, so I very much welcome this investment. Could I have…”

“What is the rationale behind waiting for 48 hours?”

“We are running out of time; very quickly, what assessment have you made of the potential cost to poultry farmers and the impact on trade as a result of avian flu vaccinations, or will that come in the interim report of the taskforce?”

“We understood from earlier evidence that the Port Health Authorities at the border has been physically making those border checks, but it is only there for a few hours a day. The border control police has been there all the time, but of course it has a whole array of things that it needs to check for. Do you think that…”

“What is the rationale behind waiting for 48 hours?”

“We are running out of time; very quickly, what assessment have you made of the potential cost to poultry farmers and the impact on trade as a result of avian flu vaccinations, or will that come in the interim report of the taskforce?”

“So, it could be three days from reporting. Is that standard, or is there delay? Is it common to have delays?”

“If it is 48 hours after you confirm the sign-off, how long can there be between the reporting of the issue on a farm and the sign-off?”

“It was raised with me when I spoke at a food and farming conference last week in Cornwall that there has been concern that DEFRA only pays compensation for healthy birds. Sometimes, I think, it is paid at the point of cull, and there has been concern about when the cull is delayed. Could you explain what you are doing …”

“Sorry to interrupt, you said the amount there, but how many birds would that equate to out of the £1.78 million?”

“Thank you. Out of those 1.78 million birds, do you have any idea for how many of those compensation had been paid? Would those be figures that you would be able to work out?”

“Just very quickly, what is the status of avian flu in the UK?”

“So you could say at any one time, but do you know how frequently that is published?”

“Thank you very much. We had some figures given to us from the BBC from DEFRA, which said, “Over 1.78 million birds have been culled since 5 November 2024.” How frequently do you publish data about the number of birds being culled as a result of avian flu?”

“So, it could be three days from reporting. Is that standard, or is there delay? Is it common to have delays?”

“If it is 48 hours after you confirm the sign-off, how long can there be between the reporting of the issue on a farm and the sign-off?”

“It was raised with me when I spoke at a food and farming conference last week in Cornwall that there has been concern that DEFRA only pays compensation for healthy birds. Sometimes, I think, it is paid at the point of cull, and there has been concern about when the cull is delayed. Could you explain what you are doing …”

“Sorry to interrupt, you said the amount there, but how many birds would that equate to out of the £1.78 million?”

“Thank you. Out of those 1.78 million birds, do you have any idea for how many of those compensation had been paid? Would those be figures that you would be able to work out?”