Budget: Implications for Farming Communities

John Glen Excerpts
Monday 4th November 2024

(1 day, 20 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner
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The hon. Lady is absolutely right that farming is very tough right across the country and very difficult in Wales. It is a devolved issue, so I will not comment on specific schemes in Wales, but I point her back to the Treasury figures that show the number of people who made claims for APR. It is relatively few, and I would say it is probably relatively few in Wales.

John Glen Portrait John Glen (Salisbury) (Con)
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I spent most of the past six years looking at Treasury figures and I have a great deal of sympathy for the hon. Gentleman. I fear he is a victim of a hit-and-run exercise by the Treasury on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs budget. He would do well to think about the lessons learned from the pasty tax, because if he is not careful this measure will be of a similar dimension for this Government.

Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner
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I am very grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s concern, but I have to say I do not agree with him.