Mike Wood MP celebrates major boost for farmers.
A major new package of support has been announced for rural communities to protect British farming for the next generation.
The Government have committed to spend £2.4 billion in the farming sector on average every year of this Parliament and we will deliver.
Last week, the Government announced a major new package of support for farmers, as we stick to our long-term plan to champion our countryside and protect British farming for the next generation.
The Conservative Government have delivered better targeted funding for farmers and protected our best farmland – but there is more that can be done.
That is why the Government are announcing our largest ever package of competitions and grants for farmers worth £427 million, as well as a UK-wide Food Security Index, new rules to make sure farmers always get fair prices for their products and cuts to planning red tape to help farmers grow their business.
Meanwhile, Labour can’t say how they will support British farming – in government they failed to provide the connectivity, jobs and investment rural communities needed, and years later they still have no plan to support the countryside.
Only the Conservatives are listening to the voices of rural people and taking the long-term decisions needed to secure a brighter future.
Mike Wood MP said:
"It is great that the Government have announced a major innovation boost worth £427 million to support our brilliant farmers.
Our farmers are the engine of our rural economy, bringing jobs and opportunity to our area. I will always back our local farmers and the latest round of announcements recognise the importance of coordinated action across government to support confidence, investment and growth in British food.
Supporting farmers, improving our approach, and strengthening food security – this is the plan. We are sticking to it, to deliver a resilient and profitable farming sector which continues to produce some of the best food in the world."
