Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

“What steps he is taking to improve animal welfare on farms.”

Tabled: 5 March 2018Answered: 8 March 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Emma Reynolds)

We are in weekly touch with the Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates mortgages, and under this Government we have seen four interest rate cuts since the election, which is bringing mortgage rates down for hard-working people across the country.