As I say, I have enormous sympathy for people in this situation. I have met the Ulster Farmers Union and my officials have met individual farmers to talk about it. I well understand the concerns but, faced with a choice between no subsidies at all and cost cutting at 12%, I think this is the right and only legal approach we can take.
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Karen Bradley
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill.
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