Funding for Farming

Part of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – in the House of Commons at on 12 September 2024.

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Photo of John Lamont John Lamont Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

Being an MP for the Scottish Borders, I am lucky enough to represent some of the best farmers and food producers in the whole of the UK. However, as we have heard, the new Government have chosen not to give them any clarity about their future funding settlement, so I ask again: can the Secretary of State commit not to cut the funding for farmers and food production?