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Lord Trees (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 September 2026

Debate

Climate Change: Food Supply Resilience

Contribution

My Lords, at the moment there is little we can do to mitigate climate change and severe weather events, which this year are likely seriously to deplete our UK food production, both for arable crops and livestock. In these circumstances, does the Minister agree that the policy proposal in the Land Use Framework, published in March, to take 9%—a tenth—of our agricultural land out of food production is inconsistent with the Government’s avowed commitment to food security?

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