Is not the heart of the problem the fact that lamb would not be competitive if it had a 48% tariff placed on it? That would be an absolutely ridiculous situation. The Government might talk about short-term subsidies to help the immediate situation, but that is no way to save the industry as a whole.
Sheep Farming: No-deal EU Exit
Proceeding contribution from
Wayne David
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 September 2019.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Sheep Farming: No-deal EU Exit.
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