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Desmond Swayne
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Emma Reynolds
As the right hon. Gentleman will know, we have already introduced fair dealing regulations for pig and dairy farmers, but I agree with him that we need to look to go further.
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
Sustained profitability requires sustained investment, and investment has collapsed as a consequence of the family farm tax, hasn’t it?
Emma Reynolds
I am very determined that we leverage in more private finance into farming. I visited a landscape recovery project in north Buckinghamshire a couple of weeks ago. It is really fantastic to see the innovative practices in these schemes that are levering in private finance in part of the compliance market, and part of the thriving and nascent nature credits market.