Last Friday I spoke with local farmers from across the constituency to discuss their views on the Agriculture Bill, the proposed Food Standards commission and much more.
Food and farming is a vital part of our local economy. The Government has guaranteed the current annual budget in every year of the new Parliament, giving significant certainty on funding for the coming years.
Our farmers are currently doing great things to benefit wildlife and counter the effects of climate change. I am pleased that now we have left the European Union, we have the chance to tailor our agriculture policy to encourage this further. We will move away from the EU’s bureaucratic Common Agricultural Policy and towards a fairer system where hard-working farmers like those within our constituency are paid public money for the public goods they deliver.
This Government is committed to upholding the UK’s high levels of food safety, animal welfare standards, and environmental protection in any future trade agreements which was welcomed by the local farmers I spoke with. 🚜
