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Colin Clark Excerpts

Thursday 12th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Colin Clark (Gordon) (Con)]

10. What steps he is taking to enable farmers to grow produce in a more environmentally sustainable way.

[The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Michael Gove)]

The Government have pledged to work with farmers, food producers and environmental experts across Britain to devise a new agri-environment scheme to be introduced in the next Parliament.

[Colin Clark]

What provisions is my right hon. Friend’s Department making to maintain high environmental standards in farming in case of no deal?

[Michael Gove]

The Department is undertaking significant steps to ensure that high environmental standards are maintained not just in farming but across the piece in the event of the country leaving the European Union in March 2019 without a deal, but of course it remains the commitment of this Government to secure the best possible deal for Britain.