Sorcha Eastwood
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Finance (No. 2) Bill
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Sir Mel Stride
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 (Lagan Valley) (Alliance)
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?
Sir Mel Stride
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.