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Sustainable Livestock Bill

Proceeding contribution from Kerry McCarthy (Labour) in the House of Commons on Friday, 12 November 2010. It occurred during Debate on bills on Sustainable Livestock Bill.
Does the hon. Gentleman accept that there is a trade-off here, given that the UK agriculture industry benefits from billions of pounds worth of subsidy from UK taxpayers? Do not the taxpayers who are not involved in the farming industry have a right to express an opinion on how farming is conducted? If they think it important that higher environmental standards are met, that is a perfectly valid point for them to make.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
518 c579-80 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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