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Common Agricultural Policy

We are benefiting from the fact that the Government's thinking has moved on. If the Government are eventually moving away from direct payments, what tools does the Minister hope to use to make UK farming more competitive? I do not think that agri-environment schemes make British farming more competitive. They deliver sustainable farming, but we are looking to develop more competitiveness across the EU.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
541 c379-80WH 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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