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Dairy Industry

Proceeding contribution from Simon Hart (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 November 2014. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Dairy Industry.

I will be coming to that in due course, but it is particularly galling for a producer to see that kind of offer in some retailers.

I also want to go into the role and powers of the groceries code adjudicator and the voluntary code of practice, which is subject to a review at the moment—or I think it is—and into the role of Government, if indeed they have a role at all, which I believe they do. What is completely unsustainable for the dairy industry, however, is the long-term prospect of having to sell its product for less than the cost of generating it in the first place, and the extraordinarily short notice that some producers get of significant price changes, about which they can do nothing but sit back and take the pain.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
587 c249WH 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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