Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 1
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Committee welcomes government commitments to British farming, food security, and planned strategic reviews.
Conclusion
Ministers have taken on responsibility for farming policy in difficult economic and geopolitical circumstances, and we welcome their strong commitments to back British produce, protect farmers in trade deals and improve fairness in the food supply chain. We welcome the increased scrutiny of farming policy in Parliament, and we are encouraged by Defra’s plans to publish a 25-year Farming Roadmap, Land Use Framework and Food Strategy. We also welcome the recently announced review into farming profitability, led by Baroness Batters. We are particularly pleased to see food security recognised as one of Defra’s core priorities, and we look forward to scrutinising the conclusions and implementation of the forthcoming profitability review. (Conclusion, Paragraph 10)
Government Response
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