Speeches by Dyke.

“Do you think that the volatility that is being created at the moment is giving farmers confidence in their future business?”

“Not least that it is one of the central pillars of the ELMs programme, and obviously it needs to be delivered. What assessment have you made on the sudden closure of the SFI and the impact that that will have on environmental practices? It will potentially force some farmers who have missed out on this funding to accep…”

“Can you confirm that there will be funding available in future years for SFI funding?”

“Okay, so no opportunity to port funding across from other pillars.”

“Is there any projected underspend in any of the other three pillars?”

“I would like to drill down into some figures that Janet gave Tim. There are 3,000 applications that are in train. I do not think you actually mentioned a figure, but you said there are others. What are the next steps for those applications?”

“You are talking about a review being available in July, but there is no confirmation yet of what time that might be.”

“Very quickly, farmers often receive a very small portion of the retail price of their produce. Some reports suggest that they only get about 1% of the profit, while processors, transport companies and retailers take the majority. Is that fair?”

“Daniel mentioned earlier that we are doing “well enough” in food security terms, but a farmer in my constituency from Long Sutton told me that after the closure of the SFI, he is contemplating leaving his ground fallow due to the risk of a failed crop and not being able to reach funding. It is going to push his farm fu…”

“I am really worried about the timeframes because so many farmers I have spoken to in my constituency—I know other Members will hear the same—do not know whether they are going to survive that long. A farmer in my constituency said that his farm will have to be sold, and his son and daughter will not have the chance to …”

“Daniel, when you were shadow DEFRA Secretary, you said in relation to SFI funding, “Farmers have no guarantee that the goalposts won’t be moved again and support undermined. The recent chaos and confusion around Environmental Land Management schemes has spooked farmers and environmentalists alike, and done nothing to h…”

“When you are talking about thousands of farmers, though that multiplier effect becomes quite dramatic. At the end of the day, we are talking about farm businesses being viable and profitable. Obviously, if farmers are leaving their land fallow, they are going to put their farm business at risk. We have already said aro…”

“It was 2022.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this urgent question. Zach and Iesha were placed in the care of my amazing caseworker, Sammie, nine years ago. They had a really hard start in life and were shortly due to start receiving trauma therapy and life story work. I am really please…”

“My hon. Friend is making a strong speech. I am proud to represent Glastonbury and Somerton, where RNAS Yeovilton is based. The constituency is home to many veterans and serving personnel, with 11% of households being home to at least one veteran. We have many charities that support our veterans, like RBL Martock, which…”

“Women and girls will never truly be safe while terrifying online influencers such as Andrew Tate are allowed platforms that radicalise men and boys into extreme misogyny. What steps is the Secretary of State taking with Cabinet colleagues to support police in tackling violence against women and girls?”

“Growth is not the word on the lips of farmers, whose confidence in the Government is at a low ebb following the family farm tax, the abrupt closure of the sustainable farming incentive, and now possible departmental cuts, which could reduce the farming budget further. Charlie from Upton Bridge farm in Long Sutton told …”

“Lack of access to digital services prevents people from applying for jobs, studying and accessing healthcare, but community interest companies such as Donate IT, based in Wincanton, are helping to bridge the gap by diverting IT equipment that was otherwise heading to landfill. By refurbishing that tech and distributing…”

“What is your view on the impact on consumers from July?”

“Going back to Nigel’s point about the medium-risk checks that are going to be introduced in July, it is interesting to hear that you do not know yet and we are just a few months away from that being implemented. On that, how prepared do you think the fresh produce and logistics sectors are for the introduction of these…”