Agriculture: Pigs Debate
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Lord Tomlinson
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(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Lord Henley
My Lords, as the noble Baroness knows well, I cannot give the House that assurance. All I have said is that we will have a draft Bill this year, and we will take it from there.
Lord Tomlinson
My Lords, does the noble Lord still believe in the primacy of market forces?
Lord Henley
My Lords, that is a very difficult one. I am very familiar with the works of PG Wodehouse. Whether I am related to Lord Emsworth is another matter.
Lord Tomlinson
My Lords, may I now ask whether the noble Lord, or rather his party, is still committed to the primacy of market forces?
Lord Henley
My Lords, obviously market forces are very important, but there are other things that a Government can do. I made it clear earlier on that we do not believe that pig farming should be supported by subsidies. Nor does the pig farming world think that it should be supported by subsidies.