Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Katz) (Lab)

My Lords, we have time for questions. We will hear from the Liberal Democrat Benches and then the Cross Benches.

The noble Baroness is right to identify the issue at stake in terms of access for common graziers groups to SFI and other payments. The Rural Payments Agency has been tasked to work on a solution to t

As I said in response to previous questions, the point is getting the appropriate mix of grazing by the appropriate animals in the right spot. I did not properly address the point of the noble Lord, L

The noble Lord is absolutely right, as I would expect from his long experience and interest in these matters, about the importance of tackling that invasive species, Molinia, and the role that both po

I thank my noble friend for that. I will not direct the movement of ponies or any other livestock from this Dispatch Box, but it is an interesting idea. I am sure that Natural England and lots of peop

I absolutely re-emphasise that there is no planned cull of ponies or other any other livestock. It is about getting the right mix in the right parts of Dartmoor. Those who know the area well—probably