:00:00. > :00:00.This is an important opportunity for the government to protect homes
:00:00. > :00:10.around the Tonbridge and East Peckham area. I can say to my
:00:11. > :00:15.honourable friend that as an ex-Tonbridge Grammar School girl
:00:16. > :00:18.it's an area I know well. The Environment Agency is progressing
:00:19. > :00:24.business cases to increase the capacity of the live flood storage
:00:25. > :00:28.area on the River Medway. The agency have estimated the schemes qualify
:00:29. > :00:34.for a ?15.5 million government grant in aid and if approved will better
:00:35. > :00:43.protect over 1900 properties within the Medway catchment. Quite rightly
:00:44. > :00:46.the Secretary of State has a responsibility to protect existing
:00:47. > :00:55.buildings. In my constituency there is a lot of ex-industrial Brownfield
:00:56. > :00:59.land which had protection from flooding which could provide homes
:01:00. > :01:02.for thousands of people and stop building on greenfield sites. Does
:01:03. > :01:06.the Secretary of State accept that as well as protecting existing
:01:07. > :01:10.buildings, the government should be interested in protecting sites where
:01:11. > :01:16.future buildings could be built? Absolutely, of course, it's very
:01:17. > :01:22.important we take into account the issues around protection for new
:01:23. > :01:26.hopes being built. That is what the Environment Agency do. It's our
:01:27. > :01:32.intention to make sure that where there are new developments taking
:01:33. > :01:37.place they are better protected. Given that there are over 5 million
:01:38. > :01:41.homes that flood risk in Britain, is it not important that the department
:01:42. > :01:48.continues the excellent work it's doing in not just building flood
:01:49. > :01:52.defences, but also looking at how nature and land managers can be
:01:53. > :01:57.incentivised to create greater protection for households? My
:01:58. > :02:02.honourable friend is of course quite right. There are concrete barriers,
:02:03. > :02:08.very important, we've had 130 new schemes since January this year. But
:02:09. > :02:12.protecting 55,000 new homes. But also natural flood management,
:02:13. > :02:16.slowing the flow and looking at ways to work with the contours of our
:02:17. > :02:21.environment to better improve protection is vital. I can announce
:02:22. > :02:32.we've been given a ?15 million investment for further projects to
:02:33. > :02:34.be doing just that. Can I thank the Environment Agency in the West
:02:35. > :02:39.Midlands whose regional director told me last week that 34 more homes
:02:40. > :02:44.are going to be protected in the Blyth Valley in my constituency, and
:02:45. > :02:47.could the Secretary of State confirm its constantly updating its
:02:48. > :02:52.modelling for the constant records that are broken in rainfall? My
:02:53. > :02:57.right honourable friend knows a great deal about this. And she will
:02:58. > :03:01.be aware that in the resilience review that we undertook across
:03:02. > :03:07.government, there was an enormous amount of remodelling of the likely
:03:08. > :03:11.impact of the increasingly extreme weather events. And the Environment
:03:12. > :03:15.Agency is always looking at what schemes can do to protect people
:03:16. > :03:19.better, but also where the best types of flood protection can be
:03:20. > :03:25.developed, whether it's through concrete barriers or natural flood
:03:26. > :03:31.protection. I've just returned from being with my family in Devon, so I
:03:32. > :03:35.have personally experienced the flooding caused by Storm Angus. I
:03:36. > :03:41.would like to shared the thanks to all the emergency services and
:03:42. > :03:44.everyone who helped. Yesterday's Autumn Statement gave little hope to
:03:45. > :03:51.the residents of the 5 million properties at risk of flooding. In
:03:52. > :03:54.the budget and additional capital expenditure for flood prevention and
:03:55. > :03:58.programmes was announced. Can the Secretary of State tell us how many
:03:59. > :04:07.of the schemes have seen a spade in the ground? In fact, as I've already
:04:08. > :04:12.mentioned, this government has committed ?2.5 billion in the six
:04:13. > :04:18.years to 2021 new flood defences. This year we've had 130 new Flood
:04:19. > :04:25.schemes completed since January 2016, protecting a further 55,000
:04:26. > :04:28.homes. We've also enormously increased our temporary flood
:04:29. > :04:35.defences and all of the infrastructure capabilities
:04:36. > :04:40.including incident control vehicles, like towers, pumps, sandbags, to try
:04:41. > :04:43.to deal with the nature of the unpredictability of these extreme
:04:44. > :04:53.weather events. But we are committed to doing more. Question number two.
:04:54. > :04:56.Mr Speaker we remain committed to publishing a 25 year food and
:04:57. > :05:01.farming plan but the context has changed significantly with the
:05:02. > :05:03.decision to leave the EU which has created new opportunities to do
:05:04. > :05:08.things differently and do things better. We will be developing the 25
:05:09. > :05:11.year food and farming plan alongside our plans for leaving the EU and
:05:12. > :05:18.will consult with both industry and the public. I thank the Minister for
:05:19. > :05:23.that response which fills me with concern. I hope that he will bring
:05:24. > :05:27.the report forward as soon as possible given that it was
:05:28. > :05:31.recommended that it be published in April of this year. Can he give me
:05:32. > :05:36.some indication of when we will see this important report? The
:05:37. > :05:39.honourable lady is wrong to be concerned because we are committed
:05:40. > :05:44.to publishing this. It is a manifesto commitment. There is a
:05:45. > :05:49.commitment to do it in this Parliament. The context has changed
:05:50. > :05:52.significantly. It is right I believe to develop this plan alongside our
:05:53. > :05:57.plan to leave the European Union so that it bears resemblance and bears
:05:58. > :06:06.relevance to the context we are now in. Weetabix is made in the
:06:07. > :06:10.Kettering constituency, and the wheat for the Weetabix is grown on
:06:11. > :06:14.farms within a 50 mile radius. What proportion of the nation's food do
:06:15. > :06:20.we grow ourselves and what proportion with the minister like to
:06:21. > :06:25.see us grow ourselves? The honourable gentleman will be aware
:06:26. > :06:30.that of the food that we can produce in this country, we produce around
:06:31. > :06:35.74% of the food that we consume. If you include food that we are unable
:06:36. > :06:40.to grow here, clearly the percentage is lower. We've got a commitment to
:06:41. > :06:45.have a vibrant, profitable farming industry. We want to grow more, we
:06:46. > :06:49.want to sell more and we want to import less. If we achieve that we
:06:50. > :06:55.will see our self-sufficiency improve over time. Given the impact
:06:56. > :06:59.Brexit will inevitably have on the 25 year food and farming plan, which
:07:00. > :07:02.has yet to be published, what discussions will the Minister have
:07:03. > :07:07.with the Northern Ireland Executive on how the plan will accommodate
:07:08. > :07:12.Brexit, particularly regarding the issue of agricultural exports upon
:07:13. > :07:16.which the minister realises we rely on in order for the development of
:07:17. > :07:24.our economy? I'd had meetings already with Michelle Michael Breen,
:07:25. > :07:26.I've recently had a visit to Northern Ireland where I met the
:07:27. > :07:37.Northern Ireland food and drink Federation. I'm already in close
:07:38. > :07:47.negotiation with the Northern Ireland on these issues. The white
:07:48. > :07:52.mark scheme are doing great work in promoting truly local produce. This
:07:53. > :08:00.is an example of the small amount of money doing lots of for a growing
:08:01. > :08:04.important part of the island 's economy. What step is the government
:08:05. > :08:10.taking to highlight the benefits that such schemes have in rural
:08:11. > :08:16.areas? My honourable friend makes an important point. The Wight Mark
:08:17. > :08:23.celebrates the Isle of Wight's brilliant food culture by
:08:24. > :08:27.accrediting local produce. It's an opportunity to showcase local and
:08:28. > :08:31.sustainable food, can make a real contribution to local economies and
:08:32. > :08:38.is in line with Defra's approach to strengthening our brand. Question
:08:39. > :08:43.number three please, Mr Speaker. Rural areas account for a quarter of
:08:44. > :08:46.all registered businesses in England and small businesses continue to be
:08:47. > :08:51.an important part of the rural economy with 29% of those employed
:08:52. > :08:55.in rural areas employed in small businesses. Leaving the EU gives us
:08:56. > :08:57.an opportunity to have policies to support the rural economy that are
:08:58. > :09:03.bespoke to the needs of this country. I thank the Minister for
:09:04. > :09:08.her answer. Scotland's food and drink exports are worth ?2 billion
:09:09. > :09:11.to the national economy and businesses in my constituency
:09:12. > :09:15.contributes significantly to that total. Many of the agricultural
:09:16. > :09:20.workforce are a seasonal workforce from other EU states who take
:09:21. > :09:24.advantage of the single market's freedom of movement. Can the
:09:25. > :09:27.Minister provide a guarantee to rob businesses that these seasonal
:09:28. > :09:31.workers who come to Scotland for produce picking, food and fish
:09:32. > :09:36.processing, will still be able to work here after the UK has left the
:09:37. > :09:41.EU? My right honourable and honourable friends are very aware of
:09:42. > :09:44.the issues. It's not an issue unique to her constituency and she will
:09:45. > :09:57.recognise this will be part of ongoing discussions with
:09:58. > :10:08.Does she agree that in addition to the effect on the rural economy,
:10:09. > :10:20.leaving the EU will allow us to take back control over import products
:10:21. > :10:30.without the regulations impinging, and we'll should look at stricture
:10:31. > :10:32.regulations? In September... We have suspensions in place for some
:10:33. > :10:34.countries where hunting cannot be considered sustainable, for example
:10:35. > :10:42.we are refusing imports of Lions and import from Mozambique apart from
:10:43. > :10:48.lions hunted in a reserve, weird it is sustainable. One of the things is
:10:49. > :10:51.to boost those businesses, what assurances can she get that West
:10:52. > :10:56.Wales will continue to have access to funding streams? The Chancellor
:10:57. > :11:00.has already given an assurance that schemes signed an advance of the
:11:01. > :11:03.Autumn Statement would be honoured. He also continued to give assurance
:11:04. > :11:09.that where future funding schemes which are being developed, as long
:11:10. > :11:13.as they offer value for money we will support all parts of the United
:11:14. > :11:16.Kingdom. Will she confirmed that in the Brexit negotiations the
:11:17. > :11:19.government will focus on promoting and efficient and competitive
:11:20. > :11:24.British farming, enabling farmers to invest in the countryside and
:11:25. > :11:26.environment, rather than funding what my chaser farmers call costly
:11:27. > :11:36.and complicated bureaucratic schemes? We design policies bespoke
:11:37. > :11:42.to the need of this country. We are actively engaged in developing those
:11:43. > :11:46.options with my support, into what potential environmental schemes can
:11:47. > :11:52.also be at the heart of any future agricultural support. Agriculture
:11:53. > :11:54.and fisheries businesses across Scotland depend heavily on freedom
:11:55. > :12:00.of movement and access to the single market. Why want ministers simply
:12:01. > :12:05.guarantee that people will have their rights protected post Brexit,
:12:06. > :12:09.to clean up the uncertainty and allow businesses to plan for the
:12:10. > :12:14.future? The intention is to provide a smooth transition is the European
:12:15. > :12:19.Union, but she will be aware that these matters are actively being
:12:20. > :12:25.considered and will form any part of future negotiations. If we're going
:12:26. > :12:32.to have a realistic attempt at becoming economically productive, we
:12:33. > :12:34.have to make sure that infrastructure works, including
:12:35. > :12:41.Internet. So, small businesses in rural areas will be able to thrive,
:12:42. > :12:46.and rightly so. He is right to stress the importance of access to
:12:47. > :12:48.the Internet and other mobile network operators. That is why the
:12:49. > :12:51.universal service obligation is being enshrined in law, and that
:12:52. > :13:02.will be in place by the end of this Parliament. Where is he? Number
:13:03. > :13:12.four, please, Sir. LAUGHTER The Prime Minister set out
:13:13. > :13:17.a vision in making as a world leader in innovation.
:13:18. > :13:23.Food and drink is our largest manufacturing sector, bigger than
:13:24. > :13:26.cars and aerospace combined, and 160 million strategy we outlined is
:13:27. > :13:35.taking forward ideas like monitoring crops using the latest satellite
:13:36. > :13:42.data. My surprise was merely that he has per annum related to a different
:13:43. > :13:47.part of the chamber, but I will be sure we will enjoy the same
:13:48. > :13:52.eloquence from him. I am glad you have spotted the different habitat I
:13:53. > :13:55.am now in, as a real species! 80 years ago the number of fish landed
:13:56. > :14:00.at British ports was 14 times the level we had no. The industry has
:14:01. > :14:06.suffered grievously under the Common fisheries policy, and now that we're
:14:07. > :14:10.leaving the European Union, can she say more about how investment and
:14:11. > :14:16.innovation will ensure we bring prosperity back to the great fishing
:14:17. > :14:21.ports? I would like to reassure him we will do everything possible to
:14:22. > :14:28.deserve his habitat. -- preserved. He has great knowledge in the area
:14:29. > :14:33.of fishing. In China, I signed an agreement on seafood worth 50
:14:34. > :14:38.million to UK fishermen. And I met with a number of fishing trips to
:14:39. > :14:42.get their ideas to make sure we can -- our fishing sectors develop in a
:14:43. > :14:54.positive way once we have left the EU. Such innovation will be enhanced
:14:55. > :14:57.and is necessary if we are to restore the water meadows of the
:14:58. > :15:05.lower even Valley. Will she come and see what we can do? -- Avon. I am
:15:06. > :15:13.delighted to accept the invitation of him. Certainly we will be
:15:14. > :15:21.revisiting the scheme he mentions in the New Year. Although there are
:15:22. > :15:26.limits to what government can do when there is global downturn in
:15:27. > :15:30.commodity prices, over the past two years we have implemented a number
:15:31. > :15:34.of measures including making the crisis payments to farmers at the
:15:35. > :15:38.end of last year, making it easier to offset tax from good years, and
:15:39. > :15:45.looking to the future we are working to develop futures markets,
:15:46. > :15:49.supporting new producer organisations and opening new export
:15:50. > :15:57.markets. I welcome efforts to increase exports in food and drink,
:15:58. > :16:00.but concern still remains round the domestic market in milk. What
:16:01. > :16:02.efforts are being made to ensure farmers are getting fair prices from
:16:03. > :16:09.supermarkets and what assistance could the grocery code adjudicator
:16:10. > :16:12.give? He makes a good point, and it has been two very difficult years
:16:13. > :16:16.for dairy farmers. We should give credit where it is due, and
:16:17. > :16:21.acknowledge that many major supermarkets offer their farmers I
:16:22. > :16:24.linked contracts call linked to the cost of production, and those
:16:25. > :16:28.farmers have got good prices over two years, but they are minority.
:16:29. > :16:32.We're looking at ways to strengthen the negotiating position of farmers,
:16:33. > :16:36.including reviewing the operation of the grocery code adjudicator,
:16:37. > :16:41.strengthening the voluntary dairy Supply chain called, and considering
:16:42. > :16:44.how we can strengthen recognition from producer organisations. What
:16:45. > :16:48.assessment has the department made of the importance of the provision
:16:49. > :16:56.of school and nursery milk in supporting dairy farmers? As he
:16:57. > :17:01.knows, there is a small EU scheme to support school milk, which is a few
:17:02. > :17:07.million pounds, dwarfed by the much larger, much more important nursery
:17:08. > :17:14.milk scheme run by the DFD, and Department for Health, worth ?60
:17:15. > :17:19.million a year. Will he take notice that one of the things causing great
:17:20. > :17:21.concern to dairy farmers in the south-west is the government's
:17:22. > :17:27.proposal to withdraw operating licences for approved finishing
:17:28. > :17:32.units with grazing in calling areas. Has he assessed the impact it will
:17:33. > :17:37.have on dairy farmers trying to sell the cards, and generally on the
:17:38. > :17:44.market for livestock it is a matter that I urge the Minister to look
:17:45. > :17:48.carefully at before introducing. I do consider these issues carefully,
:17:49. > :17:56.he is right that approved fishery units have a important role to play
:17:57. > :18:00.as we tackle the bovine TB. If we try to roll back the disease, the
:18:01. > :18:05.risk associated with grazing on approved finishing units is greater.
:18:06. > :18:08.It is still possible for housed finishing units, and there will
:18:09. > :18:20.still be finishing units in other parts where there is no calling. The
:18:21. > :18:25.Department's business survey showed that dairy farm income fell by 50%
:18:26. > :18:38.due largely to lower milk prices. Will he consider a statutory code to
:18:39. > :18:40.cover the primary producer's relationship with suppliers and
:18:41. > :18:48.provide more stability for producers in the market? There is currently a
:18:49. > :18:53.consultation running on the grocery code adjudicator, open until the
:18:54. > :18:57.10th of January, I believe. We have invited a call for evidence from the
:18:58. > :19:10.industry and others who have ideas on how we might be able to extend
:19:11. > :19:15.this remote or consider it further. We predominantly deliver training
:19:16. > :19:22.for new entrants and young people through the Sea Fish. They have run
:19:23. > :19:29.97 courses and trained over 850 new fishermen. There is an increase in
:19:30. > :19:38.fishing as a career. We are very positive about the future of the
:19:39. > :19:44.fishing industry post Brexit. With my honourable friend find a date to
:19:45. > :19:48.visit Plymouth, who manage the fish market, on the plans to open a
:19:49. > :19:54.fishing Academy, to train fisher men and women of the future? As we
:19:55. > :19:59.prepare to leave the EU, the mood among the fishing industry is
:20:00. > :20:05.lifting. There will be opportunities to do things differently and better.
:20:06. > :20:07.His constituency has a very proud maritime heritage. Last year I
:20:08. > :20:11.visited the Marine biological Association, and I would have been
:20:12. > :20:16.more than happy to visit Sutton Harbour -- would be more than happy.
:20:17. > :20:19.Many coastal communities have suffered under the Common fisheries
:20:20. > :20:28.policy. Can I ask him to look at an investment pot into the under ten
:20:29. > :20:35.fleet to enable them when we leave the EU? As he knows we have the EMF
:20:36. > :20:38.F fund, one of the EU structural funds, which will run until 2020.
:20:39. > :20:46.Beyond that we will be developing and doing work to work out how best
:20:47. > :20:53.to support the industry. We have also top sliced some of the uplift
:20:54. > :21:00.of quota, linked to the band this year to give them more than they
:21:01. > :21:06.had. We have completed 130 new flood schemes this year, protecting over
:21:07. > :21:08.55,000 households. All but three of the 660 Environment Agency flood
:21:09. > :21:19.defences damaged last winter have now been repaired with remaining
:21:20. > :21:23.having contingents in place. We have launched an action plan on how
:21:24. > :21:26.householders can better protect their homes from flooding, but also
:21:27. > :21:31.measures that mean that if they are unfortunately flooded they can get
:21:32. > :21:35.back to the Romans more quickly. Last year -- this year after the
:21:36. > :21:42.devastation caused by three storms across the country, the government
:21:43. > :21:45.on flood defence spending, but apart on flood defence spending, but apart
:21:46. > :21:51.from saying that ?12 million of that would be spent on mobile flood
:21:52. > :21:54.defences to protect electricity and infrastructure assets, there has not
:21:55. > :21:58.been a clear plan about how it is going to be spent. The Environmental
:21:59. > :22:00.Audit Committee made strong recommendations about the protection
:22:01. > :22:03.of roads and railways, and with of roads and railways, and with
:22:04. > :22:07.Devon and Cornwall Police and the north-east of Scotland suffering
:22:08. > :22:13.landslips and ballast washed away in the recent flooding, is now the time
:22:14. > :22:17.to set out a proper transport and infrastructure resilience programme?
:22:18. > :22:22.About half of the money has already been allocated, but she may not be
:22:23. > :22:27.away yet that it was announced in the Autumn Statement that a package
:22:28. > :22:34.of ?170 million to be deployed, 150 million specifically to tackle road
:22:35. > :22:39.and rail. She may recall that in December 2013, there was a tidal
:22:40. > :22:44.surge which affected the Humber Estuary. Many of my constituents had
:22:45. > :22:47.their homes flooded, and throughout the Humber hundreds were affected.
:22:48. > :22:54.Can she reassured me that there will be no slippage in the future flood
:22:55. > :22:59.defence spending on the Humber? The tidal surge in 2013 affected the
:23:00. > :23:03.entire east coast, including my own constituency. I can assure him that
:23:04. > :23:09.the schemes already planned will continue, given the record ?2.5
:23:10. > :23:14.billion investment we are making. Eyewear recently that water
:23:15. > :23:17.companies are not a statutory consultation, despite company such
:23:18. > :23:22.as Devon Trent water wanting to be, and having a great deal of knowledge
:23:23. > :23:27.on flooding areas and also whether storm drains can cope with
:23:28. > :23:30.additional water created by a new building. -- new building. Will she
:23:31. > :23:36.have a conversation with the Department of local communities, so
:23:37. > :23:40.this can be statutory? What companies are not currently
:23:41. > :23:50.statutory consultations, which does not stop them having conversation.
:23:51. > :23:56.In 90% of planning applications, their advice is accepted. Many
:23:57. > :24:05.farmers. Two number eight! LAUGHTER My top priority in becoming
:24:06. > :24:10.DEFRA secretary was agreeing with the Treasury Secretary continuity of
:24:11. > :24:17.support for fathers. -- farmers. We guarantee they will
:24:18. > :24:23.receive the same level of pillar one funding, which provides certainty,
:24:24. > :24:25.but we also guarantee pillar two, which shows we make every
:24:26. > :24:33.opportunity to improve our environment. Many farmers in my
:24:34. > :24:37.constituency I signed up to many schemes and have been for many
:24:38. > :24:45.years. What contribution does she think these farmers and schemes are
:24:46. > :24:48.making to improve the environment? I completely applaud the efforts of
:24:49. > :24:55.farmers across the country, in the last five years our environment
:24:56. > :25:00.schemes have delivered excellent long-term benefits such as 150,000
:25:01. > :25:07.acres of habitat, the planting of more than 11 million trees on the
:25:08. > :25:11.restoration of planting -- and planting of 150 miles of hedges.
:25:12. > :25:17.This supports our long-term pledge to leave the environment and a
:25:18. > :25:20.better place than when we find it. Will she commit to devolve
:25:21. > :25:22.agricultural funding according to need and not through the unfit for
:25:23. > :25:30.purpose Barnett formula? I can assure the honourable lady we
:25:31. > :25:33.will be consulting in great detail with the devolved administrations on
:25:34. > :25:38.the future of the policy once we've left the EU, to make sure it focuses
:25:39. > :25:43.on what is best for our UK food and farming produces, rather than for a
:25:44. > :25:53.28 EU member states. Topical Questions. Question number one Mr
:25:54. > :25:59.Speaker. Mr Speaker, flooding is devastating to anyone who
:26:00. > :26:03.experiences it. Wilbur -- I had spent a great deal of time ensuring
:26:04. > :26:07.preparation for winter weather. There is an opportunity for all our
:26:08. > :26:11.colleagues to play a part to make sure constituencies are as well
:26:12. > :26:17.prepared as possible. For example getting our constituents to sign up
:26:18. > :26:23.to the direct service, enabling people to check their own flood
:26:24. > :26:27.risk. The EA will be hosting a drop-in session for parliamentarians
:26:28. > :26:34.next Tuesday from 1-5 PM so that we can hear more about winter
:26:35. > :26:37.preparedness. I thank the Secretary of State for the answer but I would
:26:38. > :26:40.like to ask her about her department's UK food and drink
:26:41. > :26:44.international action plan which suggests her department will seek
:26:45. > :26:47.foreign direct investment to fill existing gaps in skills and
:26:48. > :26:51.production. Can I ask her how she will ensure that food standards,
:26:52. > :26:54.production rates and manufacturing skills will be maintained in the
:26:55. > :27:01.event of foreign takeovers of existing companies? What I can tell
:27:02. > :27:05.the honourable gentleman is that the UK has some of the highest animal
:27:06. > :27:09.welfare, food safety and food traceability standards in the world.
:27:10. > :27:13.We will always seek to maintain those, notwithstanding our
:27:14. > :27:18.international food export action plan which seeks to promote great
:27:19. > :27:21.British food abroad as well as to take advantage of foreign direct
:27:22. > :27:30.investment to make our sector is even more successful. Is the fish is
:27:31. > :27:33.Minister aware that the wash shall fisheries, the most prolific in
:27:34. > :27:39.Europe, and we have recently seen record shrimp catches, however this
:27:40. > :27:44.is a risk of a permit in system. We look at the situation, intervene and
:27:45. > :27:46.make sure the Fisher goes on. My honourable friend has raised this
:27:47. > :27:50.issue with me before but I am aware issue with me before but I am aware
:27:51. > :27:55.of the issue he raced. I am aware that it is an issue for the local
:27:56. > :27:59.inshore fisheries and conservation agency but Defra have a role in
:28:00. > :28:03.working with them and signing off any proposals. I understand it's
:28:04. > :28:09.that consultation stage so local fishermen should make their views
:28:10. > :28:15.known. Secretary of State, the pound has fallen, the cost of imports has
:28:16. > :28:22.risen, Brexit is costing the wine industry 430 million in imports
:28:23. > :28:26.alone. We've had the rising prices across the food industry as
:28:27. > :28:31.customers are paying more for food, while those working in farming and
:28:32. > :28:35.food production have been hit even harder, and it's getting worse. What
:28:36. > :28:40.is the Secretary of State doing to mitigate against this? The
:28:41. > :28:44.honourable lady will be aware that we have an incredibly thriving food
:28:45. > :28:49.and farming sector, that employs one in eight of us. It's worth over ?100
:28:50. > :28:53.billion each year to our economy, our food innovation is second to
:28:54. > :28:58.none. We produce more new food products every year than France and
:28:59. > :29:03.Germany combined. Food inflation is low, it continues to be low, and we
:29:04. > :29:09.are seeing a very thriving sector, improving on exports, up this year,
:29:10. > :29:16.and doing everything we can to create a sustainable environment for
:29:17. > :29:20.the future. The reality is, food is inflating at 5%. This is on her
:29:21. > :29:25.watch, her responsibility, her crisis and people are struggling
:29:26. > :29:28.now. The call from the sector is they need security, security of
:29:29. > :29:35.labour, security in the market, security of trade and knowing the
:29:36. > :29:39.plans are leaving the EU for the sector. Labour can give confidence
:29:40. > :29:42.to the sector, we have a clear plan. Why when the Secretary of State
:29:43. > :29:52.share her plan? Is it because there isn't one? That was rather nonsense
:29:53. > :29:56.if I may say so. In fact, food prices have been dropping. They
:29:57. > :30:01.peaked in 2008 and food prices move up and down. The points she is
:30:02. > :30:04.making about the resilience of the food and drink sector, its
:30:05. > :30:09.extraordinary our exports are well up on last year, we are seeing
:30:10. > :30:14.booming growth in our food and drink sector. We are doing everything we
:30:15. > :30:16.can on food innovation and getting young people into apprenticeships
:30:17. > :30:24.and increasingly high technology jobs. This is a well-organised
:30:25. > :30:27.sector with great potential. Over a number of conversations with the NFU
:30:28. > :30:31.and farms insult your Root Wiltshire, complaints have been made
:30:32. > :30:36.about the way the rural payments agency have been working. They
:30:37. > :30:39.complain of unilateral changes to agreed eligibility calculations.
:30:40. > :30:43.What is the minister going to do to make sure these issues are sorted
:30:44. > :30:48.out so I don't have any more complaints from my farmers? Having
:30:49. > :30:51.ironed out some of the difficulties we encountered in 2015 we believe we
:30:52. > :30:56.are in a stronger position this year. Over 80% of bps claims were
:30:57. > :31:00.submitted online which means the number of cases requiring manual
:31:01. > :31:04.re-entry have reduced. In the incidence of the tee individual
:31:05. > :31:07.cases he has, if he would like to give me further details I will
:31:08. > :31:13.ensure those are investigated and will get back to him. Canny
:31:14. > :31:18.Secretary of State tell us how much it will cost to replace the
:31:19. > :31:23.agricultural subsidy when we leave the EU? -- can be Secretary of
:31:24. > :31:27.State. The point I've made to the honourable gentleman is we have
:31:28. > :31:33.committed to continuing to make all of the payments up until 2020. We
:31:34. > :31:36.are already in engagement with industry and others to devise future
:31:37. > :31:43.agriculture policy, and those plans would be announced in advance of
:31:44. > :31:48.2020. In my fishing town there are now only seven boats licensed by the
:31:49. > :31:52.Environment Agency. All will expire by 2022 ending Heritage fishing in
:31:53. > :31:57.the town. With the Minister agree to meet with me to seek a solution to
:31:58. > :32:03.secure the future of fishing in Filey? I understand this issue, he
:32:04. > :32:07.is aware that the situation with salmon, while Simon is particularly
:32:08. > :32:11.bleak at the moment which is why we are looking at additional measures
:32:12. > :32:15.to reduce the captured through netting. However, I am quite
:32:16. > :32:18.sympathetic to the arguments made around the sustainability of Tina 's
:32:19. > :32:23.in particular which I understand I used along the shoreline in his
:32:24. > :32:36.constituency and I would be more than happy to meet him -- tea nets.
:32:37. > :32:39.The government argued there was no evidence available for businesses
:32:40. > :32:46.floods. I have heard of businesses floods. I have heard of businesses
:32:47. > :32:51.who have experienced this, what is the plan for helping businesses
:32:52. > :32:57.affected by this? Businesses have received over ?6 million of direct
:32:58. > :33:01.support from the government. I have met them recently and expect to be
:33:02. > :33:03.launching new products next month so more businesses can get flood
:33:04. > :33:07.insurance. My right honourable insurance. My right honourable
:33:08. > :33:14.friend will be aware that the Conservative manifesto said we would
:33:15. > :33:16.ban all ivory trade both in 2010 and 2015 full
:33:17. > :33:25.kitschy update the House on what progress she had made towards this
:33:26. > :33:30.-- could she update the House? It was a superbly successful conference
:33:31. > :33:35.were some real steps were taken in improving the awareness of the
:33:36. > :33:38.importance of preserving endangered species particularly the elephant.
:33:39. > :33:44.But we have done in this country is announced our intention to ban the
:33:45. > :33:48.trade in post-47 ivory, and we will be consulting on that shortly to
:33:49. > :33:54.look at how we implement that but what further steps we can take to
:33:55. > :33:57.meeting our manifesto commitment. Last month the Secretary of State
:33:58. > :34:02.for exiting the couldn't offer an answer when asked whether powers
:34:03. > :34:05.would be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Defra said the
:34:06. > :34:12.government would be devising a UK wide policy for these industries.
:34:13. > :34:17.With the responsibility of agricultural and fisheries be
:34:18. > :34:21.devolved to the Scottish Parliament? As I think we've been consistently
:34:22. > :34:25.clear, in leaving the EU we will be seeking the best possible deal for
:34:26. > :34:29.the United Kingdom. But that will involve is close coordination and
:34:30. > :34:32.communication with all of the devolved administrations to make
:34:33. > :34:35.sure that we absolutely understand what it means to get the best
:34:36. > :34:43.possible deal for all of our sectors within the Defra family. Food and
:34:44. > :34:47.drink production has flourished under my right honourable friend's
:34:48. > :34:52.leadership. Record levels of hard cheese and sour grapes are emanating
:34:53. > :34:58.from that side of the chamber! In my own constituency a very successful
:34:59. > :35:14.microbe Drury is doing a roaring trade. -- micro-brewery. Some of the
:35:15. > :35:20.amazing products, taking gin up to the Chinese were example was a great
:35:21. > :35:24.experience, looking at the beers the Vietnamese are drinking from the
:35:25. > :35:27.United Kingdom already, looking at market access, greater exports.
:35:28. > :35:32.Seeing just yesterday a taste of Cheltenham beers. He is right to
:35:33. > :35:38.raise his own constituents produce and I would be delighted to share a
:35:39. > :35:48.knees up with him any time. Could be right honourable gentleman sitting
:35:49. > :35:53.and reading Proust have a knees up! Arguing the case of Wales, can I ask
:35:54. > :35:58.the Secretary of State what discussions she's had with Assembly
:35:59. > :36:02.ministers on the case for post-2020 funding but both respects devolution
:36:03. > :36:07.and gives us a fair funding settlement for Welsh farmers? I'm
:36:08. > :36:11.meeting with a Welsh minister today on that very subject, and my
:36:12. > :36:15.colleagues have met with a number of Welsh ministers in recent weeks. At
:36:16. > :36:16.official level there are constant discussions, we had informal
:36:17. > :36:22.stakeholder meetings and there will stakeholder meetings and there will
:36:23. > :36:29.be four more consultations taking place in the net future. -- near
:36:30. > :36:33.future. We've already had an exchange about the importance and
:36:34. > :36:40.inadequacy of broadband in rural areas. Our ministers are aware that
:36:41. > :36:45.HMRC have an absolutely crazy plan to make all businesses with a
:36:46. > :36:57.turnover of more than ?10,000 submit tax returns four times a year
:36:58. > :37:03.online, and... And it can't go fast enough! And this will be absolutely
:37:04. > :37:08.impossible for my hill farmers in Teesdale. We'll ministers make
:37:09. > :37:13.representations to Treasury ministers to stop this crazy idea? I
:37:14. > :37:20.think we've all just felt the effects of slow broadband in that
:37:21. > :37:23.question. LAUGHTER Nevertheless I am aware of my plans and I can ensure
:37:24. > :37:30.you conversations have already been had with the Treasury. Thanks to the
:37:31. > :37:35.Minister the sheep dip group have access to documents including
:37:36. > :37:41.medical records on the poisons unit from Guy 's Hospital. There were
:37:42. > :37:45.long-term impacts on health in sheep dip. The Minister Pete with us again
:37:46. > :37:50.so we can act for those who still suffer? The honourable lady will be
:37:51. > :37:54.aware I met her and others around a year ago and we looked at this issue
:37:55. > :37:59.in depth. I subsequently went back through the submissions that came
:38:00. > :38:03.through in the 1990s to establish precisely why we stopped using it
:38:04. > :38:06.and it wasn't because of health concerns, it was because they did
:38:07. > :38:11.not believe it was possible to tackle the disease. I noticed she
:38:12. > :38:14.now has the documents but the committee on toxicity looked at this
:38:15. > :38:20.issue exhaustively, looked up 26 different studies and concluded that
:38:21. > :38:25.in the absence of acute poisoning there would not be a meaningful
:38:26. > :38:29.long-term effect. Traffic hotspots in the Broomhill area of my
:38:30. > :38:34.constituency create an acceptably high levels of nitrogen dioxide. The
:38:35. > :38:37.council are frustrated by the government on issues like
:38:38. > :38:41.deregulation of taxi licensing. We need joined up action across
:38:42. > :38:44.government and as the High Court said, we needed urgently. When will
:38:45. > :38:51.the government produce an effective and comprehensive air quality plan?
:38:52. > :38:55.We have accepted the court's judgment and we now have a new
:38:56. > :39:00.timescale for revising the plan. We've already said we would update
:39:01. > :39:04.our plans on the basis of vehicle emissions. I hope he will contribute
:39:05. > :39:08.to the consultation launched on the 13th of October, and we will
:39:09. > :39:16.encourage councils who applied for an air quality grant which will have
:39:17. > :39:19.decisions made upon in due course. But what breast-feeding trends
:39:20. > :39:23.initiative published a report in the UK last week which identified zero
:39:24. > :39:29.out of ten in terms of the government's plans for protecting
:39:30. > :39:31.young child feeding in such incidents are flooding. When our
:39:32. > :39:36.colleagues work with the Department of Health but when there are cases
:39:37. > :39:42.of flood and power cuts, that there plans in place to protect infants
:39:43. > :39:45.and child feel feeding? I've already had discussions with various
:39:46. > :39:48.departments and there is a group next week at which the Department of
:39:49. > :39:56.help will be represented and make sure they are aware of her question.
:39:57. > :40:03.Questions to the cheer of the Public accounts commission, and
:40:04. > :40:09.representatives for the church committees, and the House of Commons
:40:10. > :40:12.commission. -- church commission. The national law office uses its
:40:13. > :40:18.resources -- National Audit Office uses its resources... Order. I think
:40:19. > :40:27.he wishes to group this with question four? Well done. I
:40:28. > :40:36.apologise. I am not used to being a minister like this, I am sorry! I
:40:37. > :40:48.hate to break it to you! It does not show! The national law office uses
:40:49. > :40:53.resources to provide direct support to Parliament, and in my humble view
:40:54. > :41:01.the should be more, not less parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit.
:41:02. > :41:16.Keeping in close contact with all the departments will provide
:41:17. > :41:19.additional work for the NAO. What matters on Brexit do the NAO intend
:41:20. > :41:24.to examine? They will focus initially on the capacity and
:41:25. > :41:30.capability of departments to deliver an effective and efficient Brexit
:41:31. > :41:33.process. They will work with all departments to assess potential
:41:34. > :41:38.impact on the financial performance and position of exiting the European
:41:39. > :41:43.Union. They are already, the NAO, the new Department for exiting the
:41:44. > :41:48.European Union, -- working with them, and will ensure efficiency.
:41:49. > :41:55.Following the rather over pessimistic forecast we heard about
:41:56. > :41:58.yesterday from the OBR, would he agree that it would be interesting
:41:59. > :42:02.to have another independent assessment from the NAO which might
:42:03. > :42:07.show an optimistic post Brexit forecast? The NAO will not assess
:42:08. > :42:13.any economic effects of exiting the EU, but what they can do is ensure
:42:14. > :42:20.the civil service carries out their task with due diligence and
:42:21. > :42:24.efficiency. I am confident that our civil service will do the job
:42:25. > :42:28.properly, and the NAO is one of the best offices in the world. We will
:42:29. > :42:34.make this process work efficiently and smoothly, as best we can. The
:42:35. > :42:38.Church of England remains concerned about a number of religious
:42:39. > :42:44.minorities across the world, not just Christian ones. Recently the
:42:45. > :42:47.Bishop of Coventry travelled to northern Iraq to visit Christians in
:42:48. > :42:54.moles all, because it is clear that questions remain about the continual
:42:55. > :42:58.safety, and the need to make homes and businesses safe of they are to
:42:59. > :43:04.sustain themselves. -- Mosul. I am grateful for the answer. Will she
:43:05. > :43:09.join with me in paying tribute to the open doors organisation, who do
:43:10. > :43:12.so much to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians around the
:43:13. > :43:22.world, and often courageously defend communities? There are a number of
:43:23. > :43:25.excellent organisations, like Christian Solidarity worldwide,
:43:26. > :43:31.working to support the Christian community overseas. I plan to attend
:43:32. > :43:34.a reception for the launch of the 2017 world watch list in January,
:43:35. > :43:39.and I would commend that honourable members also attend. What
:43:40. > :43:42.discussions did the Archbishop of Canterbury have in Pakistan during
:43:43. > :43:50.his recent visit about religious persecution? He made his second
:43:51. > :43:53.Pastoral visit to Pakistan last weekend, meeting the victims and
:43:54. > :44:01.bereaved of the recent suicide bomb attacks in Islamabad and Lahore, but
:44:02. > :44:07.he also met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, where the conversation
:44:08. > :44:10.was constructive around a range of matters, but regarding the Christian
:44:11. > :44:16.community and the suffering of many Muslims and Christians in the
:44:17. > :44:22.struggle against terrorism. What representations has she received in
:44:23. > :44:26.relation to the persecution of Christians in Tehran? Last week we
:44:27. > :44:28.had a conference which several bishops attended, and concern was
:44:29. > :44:46.there that Christians cannot even congregate and are subject to...
:44:47. > :44:48.Several bishops visited Iraq, and there is no question for
:44:49. > :44:53.of this House that clearly there are of this House that clearly there are
:44:54. > :44:57.safety and security issues and we look to the Foreign Office to help
:44:58. > :45:01.religious minorities in the region. religious minorities in the region.
:45:02. > :45:06.If we made it a criminal offence for a Christian to become a Muslim,
:45:07. > :45:11.there would be outrage across the world. Yet Christians in many Arab
:45:12. > :45:18.countries face legal persecution and prosecution if they convert from
:45:19. > :45:19.Islam to Christianity. What representations are the church
:45:20. > :45:29.making to these Arab countries that have such rules on apostasy? Nations
:45:30. > :45:33.are sovereign, and we know that in this country there is an appetite to
:45:34. > :45:37.respect sovereignty, but that does not preclude government ministers
:45:38. > :45:41.and church leaders speaking with force to the ministers of countries
:45:42. > :45:46.where religious minorities are pressed to ensure that there is
:45:47. > :45:53.tolerance towards those minorities in their society. The Church of
:45:54. > :45:58.England provides advice and support to parish churches in the following
:45:59. > :46:02.ways. Through dioscese and advisory committees giving free advice,
:46:03. > :46:05.specific offices to advise parishes regarding the care of historic
:46:06. > :46:08.churches, the national church care churches, the national church care
:46:09. > :46:12.website providing guidance, and schemes operated by church care.
:46:13. > :46:17.Earlier this autumn, the Ministry of Earlier this autumn, the Ministry of
:46:18. > :46:23.Defence announced that the royal citadel which includes a royal
:46:24. > :46:29.chapel, will be released back. I suspect it will need a great deal of
:46:30. > :46:38.investment. Who should I speak to about the restoration, and what is
:46:39. > :46:42.the status of Saint Catherine is once they are released? That is a
:46:43. > :46:48.specific question about a specific type of church, but I can assure him
:46:49. > :46:54.that I will take up this specific case on his behalf on how we can
:46:55. > :46:57.assist this transition to take place, but obviously the community
:46:58. > :47:02.is able of itself to look at the is able of itself to look at the
:47:03. > :47:11.church care website and see what is available to assist the church. He
:47:12. > :47:14.has seen the way in which the church has insisted a church in the
:47:15. > :47:18.Plymouth constituency to transform itself to meet the student community
:47:19. > :47:29.with services appropriate for their age group in a style of worship they
:47:30. > :47:37.enjoy. Previously one of the biggest problem that face the church in
:47:38. > :47:40.relation to conservation was not only the cost for elderly churches,
:47:41. > :47:45.craft skills eligible to do the craft skills eligible to do the
:47:46. > :47:54.work. Now that the head of the church of -- the work at Buckingham
:47:55. > :47:55.time as this place, as well as time as this place,
:47:56. > :47:57.churches across the country, isn't churches across the country, isn't
:47:58. > :48:02.it time to have an industrial strategy to get people trained in
:48:03. > :48:06.these skills? I am sure he knew what a struggle it is to maintain these
:48:07. > :48:10.ancient buildings, which is why the church is participating in the
:48:11. > :48:15.ongoing review by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to examine
:48:16. > :48:18.England churches, but I'm sure the England churches, but I'm sure the
:48:19. > :48:23.honourable gentleman will join with me in thanking the Treasury for the
:48:24. > :48:27.assistance with the centenary cathedral repairs fund from World
:48:28. > :48:35.War I, helping 42 cathedrals throughout the country make
:48:36. > :48:47.significant repairs and encourage young people into jobs in the crafts
:48:48. > :48:51.he would encourage. The Church of England welcomes the red Wednesday
:48:52. > :48:54.initiative from the age of the church in need, which is a
:48:55. > :48:58.multi-faith initiative, and I would like to thank you, Mr Speaker, for
:48:59. > :49:04.agreeing that the Palace of Westminster should join with Mr Mr
:49:05. > :49:08.Abbott and cathedral and Lambeth Palace in lighting the buildings
:49:09. > :49:13.yesterday in the colour red, in solidarity of those facing
:49:14. > :49:16.persecution for the faith -- should join with Westminster Abbey. Can I
:49:17. > :49:21.join her in joining those who let the church and other buildings,
:49:22. > :49:24.including Parliament. I live in hope that religious persecution will
:49:25. > :49:31.diminish and one day end, but will she join me in encouraging all
:49:32. > :49:35.buildings to take part in next year, to make a public statement of our
:49:36. > :49:43.solidarity with those suffering persecution in the grounds -- on the
:49:44. > :49:45.grounds of their religious faith? Yes, I very much hope that other
:49:46. > :49:49.significant buildings will join with us, but also the fact that students
:49:50. > :49:51.from schools in many parts of the UK marked red Wednesday by wearing an
:49:52. > :49:58.item of red clothing, holding prayer services themselves, as an example
:49:59. > :50:04.of how we extend the importance of acknowledging the suffering of
:50:05. > :50:08.religious minorities. I wonder if she will join me in the grand
:50:09. > :50:16.committee room at 11 o'clock this morning, where I sponsor an event
:50:17. > :50:23.for the wonderful organisation age of the church in need. It is such an
:50:24. > :50:27.important issue. Three quarters of the world's population live in
:50:28. > :50:29.countries where there is some sort of religious persecution, so this is
:50:30. > :50:35.an important issue. I hope we can all unite behind her to voice our
:50:36. > :50:43.concerns. This event is being held just after this set of questions, so
:50:44. > :50:46.if honourable members would like to go to the grand committee room, they
:50:47. > :50:52.will indeed find this report being launched, when we could do well to
:50:53. > :50:55.read. -- one we could do well to read. The Church of England takes
:50:56. > :51:09.anti-Semitism seriously and is supporting the work of the Chief
:51:10. > :51:19.Rabbi to tackle the extreme language in the report. Anti-Semitic attacks
:51:20. > :51:25.rose in the first six months of this year, and with the rise of hate
:51:26. > :51:29.crimes since the Brexit vote in June, what role does she think the
:51:30. > :51:36.Church of England, as the established Church of England, could
:51:37. > :51:41.do in the whole of England? I could not commend enough the home affairs
:51:42. > :51:45.select committee report to lead, a very disturbing rise in
:51:46. > :51:51.anti-Semitism, which is why the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
:51:52. > :51:55.Chief Rabbi last week launched an arrangement called in good faith,
:51:56. > :51:59.which is at its early stages, but it will involve a commitment to work
:52:00. > :52:08.together to counteract anti-Semitism. The commission has
:52:09. > :52:13.given no formal consideration to move to electronic voting in the
:52:14. > :52:17.House. Its responsibility is limited to any financial or staffing
:52:18. > :52:22.implications of any change to the present system, were changed be
:52:23. > :52:28.made. The committee to which the honourable member has been a member
:52:29. > :52:33.since 2015 will be well placed to come up with proposals. It is a
:52:34. > :52:37.pleasure to ask a question on the same side of the House. During the
:52:38. > :52:41.higher education Bill report stage on Monday, we spent nearly one hour
:52:42. > :52:48.trooping through division lobbies. Have the ever made the cost -- and
:52:49. > :52:54.assessment of the cost from that bedtime? Surely the restoration
:52:55. > :53:04.process presents an opportunity to pilot electronic voting, as we
:53:05. > :53:11.cannot copy every detail we have just now. In 1997, he may not be
:53:12. > :53:15.aware that this House did consider substantial changes to the way we
:53:16. > :53:20.voted, and I am afraid the House voted to keep things exactly as they
:53:21. > :53:28.were. In relation to the restoration and renewal issue, I do hope that by
:53:29. > :53:31.perhaps early next year in this place, we will have a substantive
:53:32. > :53:35.debate on it, which would be the opportunity for him to raise that
:53:36. > :53:42.point. Does he agree that the current system affords members an
:53:43. > :53:51.they are breath of their heavies and they are breath of their heavies and
:53:52. > :53:57.spin doctors? -- bereft. It is true when trooping through division
:53:58. > :54:01.lobbies there are opportunities to nobble ministers, but those
:54:02. > :54:06.opportunities are more frequent for members of government than the
:54:07. > :54:09.members of the opposition. But does he not agree that for members of the
:54:10. > :54:14.opposition it gives an opportunity for team-building, which is an
:54:15. > :54:20.opportunity! Will he do everything he can to keep this at the bottom of
:54:21. > :54:24.his interest! I thank her for her intervention and it gives me the
:54:25. > :54:37.opportunity to underline how important it is for her party for
:54:38. > :54:43.team-building in the lobbies. Yes... Could I thank the honourable member
:54:44. > :54:46.for the most timely question as we prepare for the arrival of Advent
:54:47. > :54:52.this weekend. The Church of England are launching a new website on the
:54:53. > :54:58.1st of December to help 2.7 million members of the public who attend
:54:59. > :55:01.church over Advent, and 2.5 million people who attend at Christmas, find
:55:02. > :55:07.their nearest church service or celebration.
:55:08. > :55:14.Can she say how churches are being encouraged to use social media to
:55:15. > :55:18.share the message of Christmas, and what the take-up of social media is
:55:19. > :55:27.in churches in constituencies like mine? Services have been added by
:55:28. > :55:32.5000 parishes to this website. There are filters, so disabled
:55:33. > :55:36.parishioners can find out how easily they can access the church and a
:55:37. > :55:41.filter for those who wish to know whether mince pies and mulled wine
:55:42. > :55:47.are being served. There is also a video, as part of the social media
:55:48. > :55:55.campaign, in which your very own chaplain will be giving how
:55:56. > :55:59.important contribution. I do recommend we all watch that. That's
:56:00. > :56:01.very good news, because she is an excellent woman, as everyone in the
:56:02. > :56:12.house can testify. If I can say so house can testify. If I can say so
:56:13. > :56:14.myself, a fine appointment... By me. Business question. But the leader of
:56:15. > :56:22.the house please give us a forthcoming business? The business
:56:23. > :56:26.for next week will be as follows. Monday, the remaining stages of the
:56:27. > :56:27.Digital economy