Farming Road Map and Profitability Review
Rosie Wrighting Excerpts(1Â month ago)
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Emma Reynolds
Can I gently remind the right hon. and learned Gentleman of the previous Administration’s Brexit deal and the move away from basic payments to environmental land management schemes? The shift that he is talking about, which has led us to have to stress that food production is the primary focus of farming, was precisely because of the move that happened under his Government.
Rosie Wrighting (Kettering) (Lab)
I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House and showing her commitment to domestic food production. Supporting farmers should not just matter to those of us in this House who represent rural or semi-rural constituencies; it should matter to everyone, because it is so crucial for our national security. With that in mind, what support can we give to our farmers to ensure that they can buy equipment such as tractors from UK manufacturers and not have to rely on production elsewhere?
Emma Reynolds
I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. We do have capital grants to help farmers procure the kind of equipment she mentioned.