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Debate between Nadhim Zahawi and Alun Cairns
Thursday 9th December 2010
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Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con)
9. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the burden of regulation on farmers.
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con)
16. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the burden of regulation on farmers.
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr James Paice)
One of my first actions was to appoint Richard Macdonald to lead a taskforce to identify ways of reducing the regulatory burden on farmers. The taskforce recently completed a public consultation and will make recommendations to the Government by April next year. I hope that it will bring about a change in culture in implementing our regulations, while at the same time maintaining standards.