Proceeding contribution from Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 October 2024. It occurred during Opposition day on Farming and Food Security.
Farming and Food Security
While the Secretary of State explains to the House what he is doing and what he will do, will he spare a thought for the farmers of Northern Ireland? Our agrifood industry is shaped and controlled not by the laws that this House makes, not by the laws that the devolved Parliament makes, but by the laws made by a foreign Parliament, namely the European Parliament. In more than 300 areas of law, 120 of which affect our agrifood industry, that is how our laws are made. How is that even approaching being democratic and how is agrifood in Northern Ireland meant to be shaped to meet its needs if its own representatives cannot even make or change the laws that govern it?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 754 c235
- Session
- 2024-26
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Northern Ireland Agriculture Finance Floods Farmers Food supply Mental health Weather Tax allowances Tenants Solar power Productivity Farming Recovery Fund Internal drainage boards Environmental land management schemes
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