Today Fisheries Minister Mark Spencer joined representatives of the fishing community in #Grimsby to mark the first #NationalFishingRemembranceDay .

He laid a wreath to honour the lives of those lost at sea and recognised the valuable service of our fishermen.

📚Brilliant to attend Keighley Children's Literature Festival!

Fantastic to join Christina Gabbitas for a read aloud interactive session with other incredible authors & illustrators: Ben Davis, Hilary Robinson, Oliver Sykes and Yesmein Bagh Ali.

Well done to all 👏👏👏.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast across England tomorrow.

This may cause surface water #flooding in some areas. Flash flooding can happen very quickly so it's important you know how to prepare.

Stay safe and sign up for alerts: gov.uk/check-flooding

Food security is more important than ever. 

That's why we're backing British farmers with the Sustainable Farming Incentive.🚜

Find out more about #SFI here: farming.campaign.gov.uk

Brilliant news for Silsden! Extremely pleased to see that plans to re-open Horn Crag Quarry have been DISMISSED

This is a huge win for local residents and a great day for Silsden.

A HUGE thank you to EVERYONE who submitted their objections and campaigned hard for this result.

We’ve maintained the £2.4 billion annual farming budget which supports farmers to produce food profitably and sustainably, while also protecting nature. 🚜

🥀 Under Labour’s approach, an estimated 20,000 English farms would be forced out of business.

Thanks to Alicia Kearns MP & Robbie Moore MP for their time today - much appreciated.

Good discussion with NFU county adviser in LNR members on impact of recent wet weather & flooding, plus wider issues of farm business/food supply resilience in the face of future extreme weather 🌧️ ☀️

Following many meetings with Gareth Davies MP & Alicia Kearns MP regarding the terrible flooding which took place in Tallington, Lincs this winter - it was great to meet with local residents, Parish Council & Environment Agency to discuss how best we can mitigate future flood risk impacts.

🌾🐑 Our farming community work incredibly hard throughout year in all weather.

After our wettest winter this year has been undoubtedly tough.

Great to be in Rutland with Alicia Kearns MP meeting farmers Environment Agency & NFU to discuss huge impacts flooding has had on their businesses

♻️Today, we’re setting out how new waste collections will work to create continuity across all 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 local authority areas.

Our 3 Bin approach - residual (non-recyclable) waste, dry recyclables & organic waste is part of our #SimplerRecycling approach.

👉 gov.uk/government/new…

Interesting round table with rural MPs in Westminster today discussing #RuralCrime and ways to tackle it with James Cleverly🇬🇧 (Home Sec), Mark Spencer (Farming Minister) Robbie Moore MP (Water Minister). Plenty of ideas & passion to protect our rural way of life 👍
Conservative Rural Forum

We’re setting out how new, #SimplerRecycling collections will work ♻️

Our changes mean councils across England can provide three collections: residual (non-recyclable) waste, dry recyclables and organic waste.

No need for excessive bins ✅

Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

We’re announcing a further £11.5m for local projects to improve water quality 📣

180 projects will benefit from the Water Environment Improvement Fund – with an extra £11.5m expected to be contributed by external partners and stakeholders.

Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

Tomorrow, Stanbury Village School’s Nursery & Reception children will be walking 5k to the Bronte Waterfalls - to raise money for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice!

Stanbury Village School is an absolute gem. Their staff & school community work incredibly hard - constantly striving for excellence.