PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Agriculture: Subsidies (27 November 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he plans to include proposals for subsidies or schemes to encourage the growing of protein crops and pulses in the forthcoming Agriculture White Paper and Bill.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Leaving the EU gives us an opportunity to set new policies which specifically benefit British agriculture and the environment. We are exploring various options to achieve these aims.

The Agriculture Bill will deliver a range of reforms and move away from the constraints and bureaucracy of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Government plans to engage widely ahead of its introduction and will endeavour to take every opportunity to listen to the views of members and peers, as well as public and stakeholder consultation.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
4 December 2017