Farming Road Map and Profitability Review Debate
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Claire Young
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Farming Road Map and Profitability Review
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Emma Reynolds
If the hon. Gentleman looks at fertiliser prices, he will see that they have levelled off.
Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate) (LD)
If the Government really believe that food security is national security, that must mean shortening supply chains and increasing local food production. The Secretary of State referred earlier to field to fork, but what new concrete steps will be taken under this plan to increase the proportion of food eaten in the UK that was grown here?
Emma Reynolds
In response to Baroness Batters’ independent farming profitability review, we have already established the Farming and Food Partnership Board, and are already working on sector growth plans for horticulture and poultry. In horticulture in particular, we have seen a reduction in the amount of domestic-grown fruit and veg that we consume in England. We are working out what more we can do to boost the production of horticulture and, indeed, poultry.