PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Agriculture: Regulation (12 January 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release of 4 January 2017, Environment Secretary pledges cuts to farming red tape, which regulations she plans to end after the UK has left the EU; and what plans she has to consult on those plans.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

Leaving the EU provides a unique opportunity to deliver policy outcomes more efficiently and release farmers from red tape.

Defra will publish a Green Paper shortly, which will set out a new vision for the food and farming industry outside of the EU. Through this we will consult widely in order to develop a clear strategy with a focus on a common sense approach that works for our farmers.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
17 January 2017