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The Earl of Effingham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 September 2026

Debate

El Niño

Contribution

My Lords, when will the Government accept that it is our own brilliant British farmers who can provide food security, but they are being punished for their efforts by the family farms tax? Why are the Government refusing to listen to the NFU and its 43,000 farming members who remain opposed to the policy as the wrong approach, or to major accountancy firms that confirm that the policy will introduce considerable challenges for those affected?

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