Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Scotland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Russell Brown Excerpts
Wednesday 24th April 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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The hon. Gentleman is misrepresenting the situation. Scotland will have flexibility to determine its own arrangements in relation to CAP reform.

Russell Brown Portrait Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab)
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With rising food prices and food poverty, has the Minister made any representations to colleagues about the need to grow more food in Scotland?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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The hon. Gentleman will know that in his constituency, as in my own constituency, there is a strong view that we should grow more of our own food. I encourage local farmers to do so.