Sustainable Farming Incentive

Debate between Daniel Zeichner and John Milne
Wednesday 12th March 2025

(4 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner
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The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I refer him to the food security report. There has been no change to the amount of money available. The £5 billion budget is there; this is a discussion about who gets it.

John Milne Portrait John Milne (Horsham) (LD)
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Will the Minister explain to farmers in Horsham why he did not feel any need to consult any farming stakeholders in advance of this announcement?

Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner
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Again, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the point that I made earlier. If we started a consultation on a first come, first served scheme, everybody would apply that day and we would have to shut it at that point. That is a flaw in the way the scheme was designed.

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