Extract from Commons debate on the Queen's Speech - Jan 15

Thursday, 16 January 2020 08:08

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):...We need a long-term financial commitment, which farmers have been asking for, on delivering public goods to be set out in the Bill. The Government have now ring-fenced the overall farm funding budget for the next five years, but there is still no indication as to how it will be divided up. Based on independent analysis by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the National Trust and the Wildlife Trust  at least £2.9 billion is needed...Request free trial