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Written Question
Hill Farming
Thursday 12th June 2014

Asked by: Mel Stride (Conservative - Central Devon)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support moorland farmers.

Answered by George Eustice

We will almost double the direct payment rate in the moorland from 2015. We will also equalise the payment rates in the Severely Disadvantaged Area and the lowland. Taken together, these changes will distribute direct payments more equitably across English farms. They will also ensure that upland farmers on large areas of moorland are not put at a disadvantage in comparison with other upland farmers.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Bovine TB

"On behalf of my local farmers in Devon, may I commend my right hon. Friend for pressing on with what is right? It is right for our farmers, for rural communities, for the taxpayer and for cattle, and although this is often overlooked, it is also distinctly right for those …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Badger Cull

"Does my hon. Friend also agree that we should learn lessons from other countries? The fact is there is no country in the world that has got on top of bovine TB without addressing its presence in the wildlife population. Ireland, which has culls, has reduced bovine TB by a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Badger Cull

"I thank the hon. Lady for generously giving way. On the point about scientific evidence, the debate is, in a sense, slightly premature, because we await the outcome of the independent expert panel report, which will assess whether the culls were safe, humane and effective. In the event that the …..."
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