Agriculture Bill
Debate between Baroness Morris of Bolton and Baroness Northover
Report stage
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Report stage (Hansard): House of Lords
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Report: 1st sitting
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Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Tuesday 15th September 2020
(3 years, 7 months ago)
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The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Morris of Bolton) (Con)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, is not here, so I now call the noble Baroness, Lady Northover.
Baroness Northover (LD) [V]
My Lords, we already know that our economy will be under pressure in the coming years from the effects and costs of coronavirus and the drop in GDP expected by almost all economists after Brexit, whatever form Brexit takes. The Bill does not spell out exactly how levels of funding will be sustained. As my noble friend Lord Greaves said at the beginning of our consideration of this Report stage, the Bill is permissive, allowing the Government to take action—which does not mean they will take action.