Agriculture: Dairy Industry Debate

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Lord Lea of Crondall

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Agriculture: Dairy Industry

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Monday 26th July 2010

(14 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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I am grateful for that question, which brings us back to the issue of the ombudsman, whose duties will be precisely that. I agree very much with what the noble Lord says.

Lord Lea of Crondall Portrait Lord Lea of Crondall
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My Lords, is the Minister aware that, in the European Union, Britain is not atypical in subsidising each cow by £900 per annum? Is he further aware that in the two countries outside the EU that are much vaunted by Eurosceptics outside—that is, Switzerland and Norway—each cow is subsidised by £9,000 per annum?

Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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My Lords, I am not entirely sure what the question was, but we think that competitiveness is extremely important in this market.