I deal with about 9,000 pieces of casework a year and I have not had a single farm worker write to me on the issue, which is surprising, but not when we think that the overwhelming majority of livestock farmers and dairy farmers in places like ours do not employ anybody, because they themselves are so hard up and are probably existing on significantly less then the minimum wage, considering what they earn and the hours that they work. We should be concentrating on how those farmers can get a fair deal for feeding the rest of us.
Agricultural Wages Board
Proceeding contribution from
Tim Farron
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 April 2013.
It occurred during Opposition day on Agricultural Wages Board.
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