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Agriculture Act 2020

Bill 2551Commons originatingintroduced 15 Jan 2020
This bill became lawView the statute on acthub →c. 21 · 11 Nov 2020

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Amendments 46

Committee stage — Lords 20

NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “maintains, restores or enhances” and insert “conserves”

Moved: Lord Lucas#52909
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “protects or improves” and insert “conserves”

Moved: Lord Lucas#52910
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “and better understanding of the environment” and insert— increasing understanding, knowledge and skills relating to the environment, farming, food production, and the impact of climate change on agriculture;”

Moved: Lord Curry of KirkharleSponsor: Baroness Parminter, Lord Judd, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#53137
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

after “purposes” insert “to those involved in agriculture, horticulture, forestry or land management”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Baroness Scott of Needham Market#53218
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “and people’s access to it;”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Randall of Uxbridge#53226
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

after “farmland” insert “, water”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Greaves#53227
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “supporting” and insert “enhancing”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Randall of Uxbridge#53228
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “and people’s access to it;”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Randall of Uxbridge#53229
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

Leave out from “production” to end and insert “, forestry, and the impact of climate change on agriculture and forestry;”

Moved: The Earl of CaithnessSponsor: Lord Colgrain, The Earl of Shrewsbury#53236
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “, and financial assistance to pay compensation for damage and additional costs caused by such access;”

Moved: The Earl of CaithnessSponsor: The Earl of Shrewsbury#53237
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

after “managing” insert “agricultural”

Moved: The Earl of Devon#53304
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

after “managing” insert “agricultural”

Moved: The Earl of Devon#53305
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

after “managing” insert “agricultural”

Moved: The Earl of Devon#53306
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “enjoyment of the countryside, farmland or woodland” and insert “health and wellbeing benefits from agricultural land”

Moved: The Earl of Devon#53307
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “, including reducing air pollution;”

Moved: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#53434
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “, including growing crops for bioenergy;”

Moved: The Earl of Caithness#53444
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “or water”

Moved: The Earl of Devon#53445
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “may” and insert “must”

Moved: The Earl of DundeeSponsor: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#53446
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “or water”

Moved: The Earl of Devon#53457
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “, including where appropriate the reintroduction of native species of animals or plants which have become locally or nationally extinct;”

Moved: Lord Greaves#53477

Report stage — Lords 20

NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— In framing any financial assistance scheme, the Secretary of State must—

Moved: Baroness Neville-RolfeSponsor: The Earl of Lindsay, Lord Curry of Kirkharle#53752
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— protecting or improving the food security of citizens and access to food that promotes good health and wellbeing.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of PickeringSponsor: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, The Lord Bishop of St Albans, Lord Judd#53773
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— protecting or improving the management of landscapes and biodiversity through pasture-fed grazing livestock systems.”

Moved: Baroness McIntosh of PickeringSponsor: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, Lord Judd, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick#53793
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— ““agricultural, horticultural or forestry activity” includes activity on peri-urban and rural land;”

Moved: The Earl of DundeeSponsor: Baroness Boycott, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#53810
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— farming opportunities for new entrants and young farmers, including but not restricted to—

Moved: The Earl of DundeeSponsor: Baroness Boycott, Lord Carrington, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville#53811
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out subsection (4) and insert— In framing any financial assistance scheme, the Secretary of State must support the production of food by producers in England and encourage such production in an environmentally-friendly sustainable way.”

Moved: Lord Northbrook#53936
DisagreedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— supporting the domestic production of food and other agricultural products to the extent the Secretary of State considers necessary to ensure a sufficient level of food security in the United Kingdom, having regard to the outcomes in the most recent report produced under section 17.”

Moved: Lord Northbrook#53937
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “either or both of”

Moved: Lord Northbrook#53938
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Financial assistance provision under this section should have regard to joint strategic needs assessments and joint health and wellbeing strategies, as defined by sections 192 and 193 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Lord Greaves, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, Baroness Grey-Thompson#53955
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

after “farmland” insert “, water”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Baroness Grey-Thompson#53956
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Financial assistance provided under this section must have regard to rights of way improvements plans, as defined under section 60 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Lord Greaves, Baroness Grey-Thompson#53959
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “, including the provision of new public access or improved accessibility, navigation and enjoyment of existing public rights of way and waterways”

Moved: Lord AddingtonSponsor: Lord Greaves, Baroness Grey-Thompson#53960
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State may only give financial assistance under this section for or in connection with environmental land management if all those standards for good agricultural and environmental condition set out in paragraphs 3 to 6 of Schedule 2 to the Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3263) as are applicable are met for the relevant land.”

Moved: Baroness Young of Old SconeSponsor: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, The Earl of Devon#53980
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— establishing and maintaining whole farm agroecological systems;

Moved: Lord TeversonSponsor: The Earl of Dundee, The Earl of Caithness, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#53984
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

after “supporting” insert “and enhancing”

Moved: Lord GreavesSponsor: Lord Mann, Lord Addington#54047
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— development of local food supply chains, and associated infrastructure, in rural and peri-urban areas.”

Moved: The Earl of Dundee#54048
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State may also give financial assistance for or in connection with nature-friendly farming for—

Moved: The Earl of CaithnessSponsor: The Earl of Dundee, Lord Randall of Uxbridge#54055
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert “, when such access is granted voluntarily by the recipient of the assistance”

Moved: The Earl of CaithnessSponsor: The Earl of Dundee, Lord Randall of Uxbridge#54056
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Financial assistance under subsections (1) and (2) may only be given to—

Moved: The Earl of Devon#54062
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out “enjoyment of” and insert “health and wellbeing benefits from”

Moved: The Earl of DevonSponsor: Lord Addington#54063

3rd reading — Lords 6

AgreedSchedule 6EditBillBody

at end insert— Regulations under this paragraph are subject to negative resolution procedure (unless section 54(5) applies).”

Moved: Lord Gardiner of Kimble#54216
AgreedSchedule 5EditBillBody

at end insert— Regulations under this paragraph are subject to negative resolution procedure (unless section 54(5) applies).”

Moved: Lord Gardiner of Kimble#54217
AgreedClause 60EditBillBody

leave out subsection (4)

Moved: Lord Gardiner of Kimble#54218
AgreedClause 18EditBillBody

leave out “subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5)” and insert “any of subsections (2) to (6)”

Moved: Lord Gardiner of Kimble#54219
AgreedClause 17EditBillBody

at end insert— the Scottish Ministers, in the case of an agreement entered into or an operational programme approved in accordance with any provision or provisions so far as having effect in relation to Scotland;”

Moved: Lord Gardiner of Kimble#54220
AgreedClause 18EditBillBody

at end insert— The legislation within this subsection is—

Moved: Lord Gardiner of Kimble#54221