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Oral answer to question provided on Monday, 24 October 2022 in the House of Commons, by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on behalf of the Department for Education.

Answer

As a rural Member myself, I am very alarmed to hear my hon. Friend’s stories. She is right that we should be encouraging schools to educate children about where food comes from, and indeed about the very high standards that UK farmers have produced, not least in animal husbandry, but I have to say that there is a way to intrigue children and make them curious about some of the challenges to climate change brought about by farming. I read recently about an additive made from seaweed that we can add to dairy cows’ feed that reduces the amount of methane they produce. I gather it is in operation very effectively in Australia and being looked at in this country.

This is an answer to the Topical question asked on Monday, 24 October 2022 by Alicia Kearns (Conservative).

Question

When I visit schools in my constituency, it is often—quite rightly—to discuss climate change, and I am so proud of the passionate and smart young people across Rutland, Melton, the Vale and Harborough villages. However, I am concerned by the anti-dairy, anti-meat and, frankly, anti-farmer narrative I am starting to see, where students and children of farmers feel they are being silenced and cannot speak out in support of their families, who feed our country.

Type
Oral answer to question
Reference
721 c16 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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