Support for Farmers
Debate between Nusrat Ghani and Ben Goldsborough(2 days, 21 hours ago)
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Ben Goldsborough
My hon. Friend makes an impassioned plea against the flag-washing that we see in the United Kingdom. One of my concerns is that we are getting into a very easy situation of exporting our morality when it comes to food production. We cannot continue down this alley of increasing our standards to a certain level while other nations are undermining theirs. All that does is put our farming communities in a situation where they cannot fight against that race to the bottom. I would appreciate it if, when the Minister winds up, he would say what discussions he and his colleagues have had with our European partners, especially on the SPS agreement, to ensure that there will be a level playing field—when, for example, neonicotinoids are used in Hungary. Also, vitally, what are they doing to ensure that there will be a long transition period in the United Kingdom? We have an issue with black-grass, and if we lose our herbicides from our market, our yields will be harmed hugely.
In conclusion, today’s debate looks at the symptoms, not the causes. I urge the Minister to explain in his winding-up remarks what we are going to do to fix the underlying profitability issues.
Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
Order. I call John Lamont, after which the speaking limit will drop to four minutes.
Business of the House
Debate between Nusrat Ghani and Ben Goldsborough(2 years ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
Order. I am going to try to get everybody in, so let us keep questions really short.
Ben Goldsborough (South Norfolk) (Lab)
I recently met campaigners in the beautiful village of Toft Monks in my constituency to talk about road safety in the area. There is a campaign running, which I am supporting, to lower the speed limit to 30 mph to make sure that children can walk to school safely on the village roads. Can we have a debate in Government time on highway safety in rural areas?