Farming Road Map and Profitability Review Debate
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Lord Katz
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Farming Road Map and Profitability Review
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The Duke of Wellington (CB)
My Lords, I declare my farming interests as detailed in the register. My noble friend Lady Batters is sorry not to be here today, but she sent me a WhatsApp earlier, and if I can get the technology to work and read it, which I currently cannot, she has asked me to ask this question, which I hope I am allowed to do on her behalf—
Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Katz) (Lab)
I suggest that perhaps the noble Duke can find a way of asking the question in his own words.
The Duke of Wellington (CB)
Then I will happily do so. My noble friend Lady Batters—I am sure we all thank her very much for the work she did in this area—did a report that has led to the production of the road map. What I, and she, now ask is: when will the road map be turned into action?