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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 March 2026

Debate

Forest-Risk Commodities

Contribution

My Lords, some might say that the Government’s proposals for nature loss are very ambitious; some might say they are overambitious. Does the noble Baroness agree that taking 10% of farmland out of food production to go towards clean energy projects is not in the interests of the country? Surely, taking farmland out of production in this way must count against nature loss and biodiversity gain.

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