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Debate between Robert Courts and Luke Hall
Thursday 20th July 2017
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Robert Courts (Witney) (Con)
2. What assessment he has made of the opportunities available for the farming industry after the UK leaves the EU.
Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con)
4. What assessment he has made of the opportunities available for the farming industry after the UK leaves the EU.
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice)
Leaving the EU presents a major opportunity for UK agriculture. We will be able to design new domestic policies that benefit British agriculture, the countryside and the environment. We have announced our intention to introduce an agriculture Bill in this parliamentary Session in order to provide stability to farmers as we leave the EU. We have pledged to work with industry to devise a new agri-environment system, to be introduced in the following Parliament.