Does my hon. Friend acknowledge that farmers need to bear some of the responsibility? Many dairy farmers, instead of selling to a co-operative, decided to trade direct. If they stuck together, they would be much stronger. Some farmers almost pay gate money to obtain those direct contracts, and steal contracts from other farmers, thereby contributing to their own downfall.
Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Spencer
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 November 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords].
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