Groceries Supply Code of Practice

Jonathan Edwards Excerpts
Monday 22nd January 2024

(3 months, 1 week ago)

Westminster Hall
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Jonathan Edwards Portrait Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (Ind)
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on her introductory remarks and welcome the debate. The last few years have been very difficult for farmers, with inflation in the wider economy increasing their input costs substantially: we need only to look at fertiliser for one example. The reality is that they are very exposed in the supply chain, so we need to look at how we can strengthen support for our primary producers.

Christina Rees Portrait Christina Rees
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My hon. Friend is a champion for the farmers in his constituency, and I hope to come to those issues later in my speech.