Protecting Agriculture and our Environment

In the UK, we have the best farmers and highest standards of animal welfare in the world. Farming can and should be profitable and sustainable, with animal welfare at its heart.

I will do everything I can to boost the economy, whilst protecting our beautiful and fragile environment. Only by good stewardship can we protect and nurture the British countryside and its way of life for our children and generations to come. I will work with Community Groups, Councils and Government Agencies to try to improve our resilience and protection from environmental challenges such as flooding and climate change.

News

Dr Neil Hudson MP praises Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill in the Commons but pushes Government to go further

Tuesday, 26 October, 2021

Penrith and The Border MP, Dr Neil Hudson, yesterday spoke during the Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill in the House of Commons.

My Statement on Storm overflows/Sewage amendment in Environment Bill

Monday, 25 October, 2021

As a passionate conservationist, I very much agree with my constituents that we need to keep our rivers in Cumbria and the wider UK healthy and water pollution to a minimum.

Statement on the Crisis in the Pig Farming Sector

Friday, 8 October, 2021

Dr Neil Hudson MP’s Statement on the Crisis in the Pig Farming Sector

Herald Column: October

Friday, 8 October, 2021

Better digital connectivity for my constituents has been a key pillar of my campaigning in Parliament since my election. This issue is not going away and I will bang the drum and do all in my power to improve the outcomes for the residents of Penrith and The Border.

EFRA Committee Report urges Government to press go on evident and ready solutions to post-Brexit movement of animals between UK and EU

Thursday, 30 September, 2021

House of Commons

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee

EFRA Committee Report urges Government to press go on evident and ready solutions to post-Brexit movement of animals between UK and EU

Dr Neil Hudson MP hosts virtual farming roadshow for Penrith and The Border

Monday, 20 September, 2021

Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border hosted a virtual Farming Road Show on Friday 17th of September 2021.

Government pushes ahead with trade negotiations while 'running down the clock' on establishing new Trade and Agriculture Commission

Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

Cross-party MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have again written to the International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss MP, reiterating their concerns that the Government is showing a lack of urgency in creating a new Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC).

Statement from Dr Neil Hudson MP on the proposed West Cumbria Coal Mine

Tuesday, 7 September, 2021

I welcome that the Government has called in this application for review. I had previously signalled my support for the project with my fellow Conservative Cumbrian MPs. However, on reflection I now believe that the project should not go ahead.

Penrith MP leads delegation of Members of Parliament to local rewilding site

Friday, 3 September, 2021

Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, led a delegation visit to the RSPB Geltsdale Nature Reserve with colleagues from the Conservative Environment Network Parliamentary Caucus yesterday (Thursday 2 September) to showcase the successful work being done locally to restore important habita

Dr Neil Hudson MP meets with Ernest Cook Trust as Low Beckside farm sale completes

Friday, 3 September, 2021

Penrith and The Border MP, Dr Neil Hudson, met with the Ernest Cook Trust’s Chief Executive Dr Victoria Edwards to discuss the finalisation of the sale of Newton Rigg’s Low Beckside Farm.