Finance (No. 2) Bill Debate

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Sorcha Eastwood

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2nd reading
Tuesday 16th December 2025

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Sir Mel Stride
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I welcome the hon. Lady’s intervention. She is absolutely right on the matter of APR, but the issue is not just APR.

Sorcha Eastwood Portrait Sorcha Eastwood (Lagan Valley) (Alliance)
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We are in a world that is extremely uncertain, and our farmers are part of our national security, but we are farming them to death. What does that do for sustainability and our thriving farm agribusinesses?

Mel Stride Portrait Sir Mel Stride
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The hon. Lady is absolutely right. The value of farming goes above and beyond successful businesses simply contributing to the economy in the traditional way. Farming also underpins our food security as a nation.

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