Sustainable Farming Incentive Debate
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Lord Leong
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Sustainable Farming Incentive
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Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Leong) (Lab)
We will hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and then from the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey.
Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)
I thank the noble Lord for that.
No matter what is said in justification, this will still be seen as an attack on farming, particularly on small farms. Does the Minister agree that the most important job for farmers is to produce good-quality food, and that all funding going into farming should have that as the priority? Why are we allowing so many solar farms to be put on good agricultural land, with other land being used for things other than farming? Surely that must be a priority if we genuinely care about food security?