School Milk

Debate between Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe and Lord Nash

Wednesday 25th January 2017 Lords Chamber

[Lord Nash]

I can. The UK dairy industry is enormously important to us. We are working with it to encourage greater resilience in the face of global market volatility. There are examples, with the introduction of extended tax averaging, enabling many farmers to smooth their tax bills over a five-year period.

[Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)]

Will the Minister confirm that free milk will still be available post-2019?

[Lord Nash]

I do not think that I can look that far ahead, but I would be surprised if it was not.