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Oral answer to question provided on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 in the House of Lords, by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour).


Agriculture: Combine Harvesters

Answer

My Lords, that is the purpose of the review that is taking place in the next few weeks and months. I hope that we will know the outcome in the new year in time for next year’s harvest. Clearly there could be a more flexible approach that does not apply to harvests, in view of the wet summer weather that unfortunately we now seem to be enjoying.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 by Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat).

Question
My Lords, will the Minister confirm that other member states have negotiated a more complete and comprehensive derogation? What steps could our Government take to make this a much less rigorous and much more flexible system than the one that it seems is being imposed on British farmers at the moment?

Secondary information

Type
Oral answer to question
Reference
704 c1125 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Agriculture Damage Farmers Protection Prosecutions Subsidies Common agricultural policy Soil Agricultural machinery
Link
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