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Common Agricultural Policy

Proceeding contribution from Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 November 2012. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Common Agricultural Policy.

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point about food prices. Does he agree that, although people always say that farmers receive subsidies,

as if those are going straight into their back pocket, the truth is that in a lot of cases farm subsidies in recent decades have actually subsidised a cheap food policy? Household expenditure on food has been falling for many decades, and that has reversed only recently.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
552 c140WH 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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