Speeches by Moore.

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Indeed, I was in Dumfries and Galloway just last week to speak to farming businesses that will be impacted by the changes that this Labour Government are bringing in. He hits on a very important point, because the NFU, the Country Land and Business Association, the Tenant Farmers Ass…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I absolutely agree, because the value of farmland in Northern Ireland is far greater than the average rate per acre in England or, dare I say, anywhere else in Great Britain. That is why Northern Ireland farmers are going to be absolutely decimated as a result of the changes that this Labour Government are bringing in.”

“Picking up on opportunities, you have all mentioned skills integration, employment integration and community integration. Ms Benton, you mentioned opportunities. How do you think policy should change or adapt to identify the challenges you touched on?”

“Absolutely. All I advocate, as I am sure my right hon. Friend does, is that this Government simply engage with and listen to our farming community. It is not just our farming community that is hit by the IHT changes; it is family businesses more widely.”

“I am not quite sure whether the hon. Member for Erewash (Adam Thompson) has read the Budget. He said that those with the broadest shoulders must bear the pain, but those on the basic rate of income tax will be paying an additional £220 a year in income tax as a result of this Budget. I am not quite sure that those with…”

“The point to make quite clearly is that every single farming business will, in one way or another, be impacted by the £1 million threshold kicking in. Why? Because for an arable farm in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire or wherever it is, the price of feed wheat is still at about the same price it was 20 years ago, but the …”

“The hon. Member makes an excellent point, and not only Cornish farmers, but those right across the country are being impacted by this Government’s decisions. He also makes the excellent point that many of our farming businesses are incredibly highly geared, given the level of debt associated with their businesses, and …”

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“I do agree with the hon. Member that the Government must get their own house in order before implementing strategies that are impacting many of our hard-working businesses. The changes to BPR are detrimental. Why? I would use the example of a business in my constituency that has already worked out that its liability af…”

“Sticking with the reference to temporary status, and this is a question to all of you: what potential unintended consequences may arise from the potential shift to temporary status and reduced family reunion rights?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. When I first supported my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) in applying for this debate, there was an ongoing planning application in Silsden in my constituency, to reopen a local quarry at Horn Crag. I am pleased to say that …”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“Will the Minister give way on that point?”

“Great, that is very kind of the Minister. Seven days ago, the Campaign to Protect Rural England commented that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is working its way through the House, will have a detrimental impact on environmental regulation and reduce the influence of local people and their ability to have t…”

“I am not quite sure whether the Minister believes what he is reading, because UKHospitality has already done the sums on the impact that this Budget is having on many hard-working hospitality businesses across Keighley and Ilkley. Indeed, it has calculated that over the next three years, hospitality businesses in my co…”

“Ms Benton, you have referred several times to safe third countries, and you also explained that the Netherlands and other European countries are looking at different safe third countries. Should the Rwanda policy not be brought back to the table, with the Government giving that serious thought not only as a deterrent, …”

“Addressing the pull factors, there is obviously a narrative that has quite rightly been advocated by the Government as something needing to be addressed to try to reduce the journeys that are being taken. How convinced are you—and this is a question to all of you—by the Government’s argument that they need to address t…”

“It is good to see you, panel. I will start by asking an open question to all of you on your biggest concerns about the reforms set out in the asylum and returns policy statement. Are there any elements in the reforms that you welcome?”

“I absolutely agree. This Budget has an impact not only on our farming community, but on the wider agricultural supply chain and the many businesses that support our farming community. Why? Because bringing in a threshold of £1 million will impact nearly every family farming business. Let us look at the figures. The ave…”