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Daniel Zeichner

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Business of the House
Thursday 9th May 2024

(7 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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I call the shadow Minister.

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What are the Government doing to support farmers? Quite a few people are asking that. When one looks at the evidence of what is going on, the survey this week from the National Farmers Union into farmer confidence revealed that a staggering 65% of farmers are facing declining profits, or their business will not survive at all. Their prospects are worse than most Tory MPs, it suddenly seems. Why is it that farmers do so badly under the Conservatives?

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