Thursday 15 July 2021 Food / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to the National Food Strategy Report Continue Reading
Tuesday 18 May 2021 Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to the Environment Secretary’s speech at Delamere Forest on nature and the environment Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 April 2021 Environment / Luke Pollard Labour sets out ambition to “be the party of the great British countryside” as data shows Conservative cuts to cost rural England a quarter of a billion this year alone Continue Reading
Saturday 26 December 2020 Luke Pollard Boxing Day hunts go ahead after Government exempts fox-hunting Tory donors from Covid restrictions Continue Reading
Sunday 29 November 2020 Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to bird flu outbreak in North Yorkshire Continue Reading
Thursday 26 November 2020 Luke Pollard Luke Pollard comments on Tory MPs today voting down Labour’s attempt to put parts of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill into law Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 October 2020 Luke Pollard NEWS FROM LABOUR: Luke Pollard responds to the vote on the Agriculture Bill this evening in the House of Commons Continue Reading
Monday 14 September 2020 Luke Pollard One rule for Tories and another for the rest, as shooting parties exempted from Covid rules Continue Reading
Thursday 20 August 2020 Luke Pollard Premature end to furlough scheme could be “catastrophic” for rural economies in England, Labour warns Continue Reading
Thursday 30 July 2020 Food / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to Environment Select Committee report on Covid-19 and food supply Continue Reading
Friday 19 June 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard comments on the Government consultation on tree planting Continue Reading
Tuesday 9 June 2020 Animal Welfare / Luke Pollard Labour calls for action on animal cruelty during the lockdown Continue Reading
Friday 5 June 2020 Animal Welfare / Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard comments on reports Government allowing low animal welfare and environmental standards in future trade deals Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 April 2020 Luke Pollard ‘We cannot go back to business as usual’ – Pollard on the 50th Earth Day Continue Reading
Thursday 16 April 2020 Environment / Fishing / Luke Pollard Ministers have waited too long to support fishing businesses – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Saturday 21 March 2020 Coronavirus / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to the government’s statement about food supplies and panic-buying Continue Reading
Friday 20 March 2020 Coronavirus / Luke Pollard The government must use largescale public advertising campaign to protect public health, tackle stockpiling and prevent food shortages Continue Reading
Friday 6 March 2020 Education / Luke Pollard Environment Secretary George Eustice has voted against his own proposals to protect food standards Continue Reading
Wednesday 4 March 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Labour calls for an independent review of government handling of floods Continue Reading
Tuesday 25 February 2020 Environment / Flooding / Luke Pollard New environment bill leaves the UK woefully unprepared to tackle flooding Continue Reading
Sunday 23 February 2020 Luke Pollard ‘A genuine risk’ – Pollard responds to Eustice’s refusal to rule out importing chlorinated chicken Continue Reading
Thursday 20 February 2020 Fishing / Fishing / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to leaked Catch App papers Continue Reading
Monday 17 February 2020 Environment / Luke Pollard Government inaction on flooding – Labour demands the Prime Minister convene COBRA Continue Reading
Thursday 9 January 2020 Luke Pollard / Luke Pollard Pollard responds to government promise on chlorinated chicken Continue Reading
Wednesday 7 August 2019 Flooding / Luke Pollard Whaley Bridge needs a permanent plan – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Saturday 3 August 2019 Environment / Luke Pollard / Water / Water Industry Our rivers not safe for swimming shows need for public ownership of water – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Thursday 18 July 2019 Luke Pollard / Water Industry Bring water companies into public ownership and reinvest profits – Luke Pollard responds to Ofwat bills proposal Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 July 2019 Luke Pollard / Water Luke Pollard responds to Environment Agency figures on the failure of water companies to meet environmental targets Continue Reading
Monday 18 March 2019 Fishing / Luke Pollard Marine protection around Ascension Island must be properly funded Continue Reading
Friday 9 November 2018 Fishing / Luke Pollard The Government is not playing straight with fishing communities Continue Reading
Friday 26 October 2018 Climate Change / Luke Pollard The Government’s failures on climate change are putting our coastal communities in peril Continue Reading
Monday 30 July 2018 Labour Press / Luke Pollard Labour makes frontbench appointments Continue Reading