Speeches by Jermy.

“No, you haven’t—I am very grateful for your candid response. It is incredibly useful, and I am sorry that the warnings were not listened to and acted upon. I am keen to get your view on this: are you concerned about the likelihood of the incident being repeated?”

“No, you haven’t—I am very grateful for your candid response. It is incredibly useful, and I am sorry that the warnings were not listened to and acted upon. I am keen to get your view on this: are you concerned about the likelihood of the incident being repeated?”

“You touched on South East and the Tunbridge Wells incident. I read your 2024 risk notice. There clearly were warnings—as I mentioned in my comments earlier—but I was not clear to what extent that was followed through. Presumably the recommendations were not all implemented. I was not sure if you got to the enforcement …”

“I am pleased to hear that there are good practice examples, but how have you and your organisation worked with those companies that are perhaps not prepared? How have you given advice and supported them to plan for those worst-case scenarios? What role is there for you to try to get them where we want them to be?”

“I am pleased to hear that there are good practice examples, but how have you and your organisation worked with those companies that are perhaps not prepared? How have you given advice and supported them to plan for those worst-case scenarios? What role is there for you to try to get them where we want them to be?”

“I think it is fair to say that there are a number of companies that are struggling to prevent supply interruptions and that are probably struggling to respond quickly to outages. In the role that you do, and you have been doing the role for a while, I would imagine you have excellent oversight of the industry as a whol…”

“I am conscious of time, but I did want to go back to what I am sure is on many people’s minds this morning—the point about water emergencies. I am going to dwell on this morning’s session for the rest of the day, I think, to be honest with you.”

“You touched on South East and the Tunbridge Wells incident. I read your 2024 risk notice. There clearly were warnings—as I mentioned in my comments earlier—but I was not clear to what extent that was followed through. Presumably the recommendations were not all implemented. I was not sure if you got to the enforcement …”

“18. What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime.”

“Waste crime—an increasing concern in rural areas—often has links to serious and organised crime. Just last week, the Eastern Daily Press revealed that although there were nearly 1,300 reports of waste crime in Norfolk in a five-year period, just two people have been convicted for such offences in that time. In one case…”

“This is very welcome news, and many farmers in my constituency will be delighted. May I acknowledge the Minister’s engagement on this subject and the many conversations he has had with myself and other Labour party representatives from rural communities? I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (J…”

“Merry Christmas, Mr Speaker, and I hope you get to enjoy a turkey from Norfolk. Water availability is increasingly important for my farmers, and Conservative austerity and cuts to the Environment Agency made obtaining water abstraction licences and permits painfully slow and often expensive. Can the Minister provide an…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for the update and for engaging with the various animal welfare charities. I am particularly interested in the farmed animals section, given that we have millions of farmed animals in this country. Farmers, I find, are so often the best conservationists, and they want to do even more. Can…”

“I am very proud to employ a special educational needs and disabilities specialist caseworker, and I am grateful that Parliament funds that role, which is currently supporting more than 150 families across South West Norfolk—families who are desperate and are navigating a SEND system that we know to be in crisis. Does t…”

“To ensure that there is no gap in support, is that something that perhaps will be prioritised, given that it is due to end in December, and I think Scotland and elsewhere are continuing some sort of support scheme? We would not want English farmers who are involved to miss out.”

“Good morning, Minister. I want to pick up one point that Jayne made in the last section about support schemes. One of the support schemes, which is literally due to end in a couple of weeks’ time, as was mentioned, is the fruit and veg scheme. We know from Ms Miles that it is something that you are personally aware of,…”

“That might be something that the Minister wants to reflect on.”

“If we could have details of that, that would be welcome. Is there an animal welfare organisation represented?”

“If it has improved, that is welcome.”

“Which ones?”