Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Chris Loder (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 9 January 2020 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Topical Questions
- Question
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Through the EU single market, our supermarkets lever enormous power on food supply chain prices. Leaving the single market is a huge opportunity for small farmers in this country. What steps will Her Majesty’s Government be taking to redress that imbalance and to ensure a fair price for our farmers, not only in West Dorset but across the United Kingdom? [R]
- Answer
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My hon. Friend is right to seize the opportunities that Brexit offers, and that is particularly the case in agriculture. He well knows that the bureaucracy of the common agricultural policy was an area of deep frustration, with things such as the three-crop rule dictating to farmers who farm more than 30 hectares what they can and cannot grow. We should be setting farmers free and giving them those opportunities. Through the agriculture Bill, we will have the chance to seize those opportunities, and I know that my hon. Friend will be at the forefront of that for his constituents in West Dorset.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 669 cc604-730
- Session
- 2019-21
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Food Farmers Prices Supermarkets Brexit Ministry of Justice
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