All 1 Sammy Wilson contributions to the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020

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Tue 28th Jan 2020
Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill
Commons Chamber

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Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill

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Tuesday 28th January 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon
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It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), who speaks passionately for his constituents. He talked about the importance of farming to his constituency and the high-quality products that his farmers produce. My farmers in Strangford produce equally high-quality food that goes all over the world. One example is a milk product that goes to Lakeland Dairies and then travels as far as China. The former International Trade Secretary helped to secure a contract with the Chinese authorities worth £250 million over five years for that product. That high-quality produce made in my constituency is so important.

Sammy Wilson Portrait Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)
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Does my hon. Friend accept that, while it is important that any payment system to farmers be directed towards protecting the rural environment, it is equally important that there should be no disincentive to produce high-quality food?