Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Lord Hart of Tenby (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 24 November 2011 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Farm Administration
- Question
- Does the Minister agree that this is all about trust and that, where possible, we should trust our farmers to self-regulate and impose statutory regulations only where absolutely necessary?
- Answer
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I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. I am afraid that there appears to have been a view over the years that every farmer was a potential criminal, and farmers felt very disillusioned about that. We believe that the vast majority want to comply with regulations and can be trusted to do so, which is why we are looking at earned recognition so that we can concentrate our resources on the small minority who might not comply.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 536 c440-1
- Session
- 2010-12
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Farms Regulation
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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