6th Report - The future for food, farming and the environment
- HC No.
- HC 870
- Published
- 6 Jun 2018
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 12 October 2018. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Work of DEFRA: Health and Harmony inquiry
Closed
Opened 1 Mar 2018
Closed 12 Oct 2018
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee launches an inquiry into the Government’s consultation: ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit.’
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 1 March 2018.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 6th Report - The future for food, farming and the environment on 6 June 2018.
The government's response
Published 12 October 2018.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government welcomes the Committee's report and responds to each recommendation in turn, pointing to the Agriculture Bill and its 'Health and Harmony' policy statement as the basis for future policy.
- On Direct Payments, it says the transition will last "seven years from 2021", with the last payments made "for the 2027 scheme year", and it published impact analyses on 13 September.
- On funding, it calls the claim of minimal Treasury discussions "incorrect" and says it has pledged "the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, expected in 2022".
- On healthy food as a public good, it "agree[s]" that healthy food contributes to public health, but says "the market remains the best way to reward the production of good-quality food" and that paying farmers for it would not "necessarily" deliver the outcome.
- On trade, it says it "will not water down our standards on food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection as part of any future trade deals"; on origin labelling it "will consider" improvements after EU exit.
Reports
All reportsEvidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 2 May 2018
Recent activity
- 12th Special Report - The future for food, farming and the environment: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report12 October 2018, Report published
- 6th Report - The future for food, farming and the environment6 June 2018, Report published
- Oral evidence session2 May 2018, Oral evidence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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