Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:38 pm on 3 December 2018.
Baroness Parminter
Liberal Democrat
2:38,
3 December 2018
My Lords, Dame Glenys Stacey’s review of farmland inspection and regulation shows that farmers currently face a one-in-200 chance of being inspected because the Environment Agency has only 40 such officers nationwide. In the future, how will the Government ensure—particularly since the RPA will not be around to monitor cross-compliance—that the regulation of farming is properly funded so that wildlife and watercourses do not get damaged?