In the Senedd today, the Welsh Conservatives brought forward a Senedd motion celebrating the importance of farming, whilst calling on Labour to bring forward a plan for our farmers, and ensure a new Sustainable Farming scheme has the support of the farming community.
Commenting after the debate, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, James Evans MS, said:
“Labour continues to take our farmers for granted. Unlike Labour, the Welsh Conservatives would make sure we have a Farming Scheme that works for our farmers, not against them, safeguarding the future of our crucial industry.
“In the Senedd today, I was disappointed that the Welsh Conservative debate on the importance of farming was dismissed by the Labour Government. The Welsh Conservatives will continue to fight for the farming community. It’s simple, no farmers, no food.”
The motion which was debated today read:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Celebrates the valuable economic contribution of Welsh farming to the Welsh economy.
2. Acknowledges the benefits of events such as the Royal Welsh Show, the National Eisteddfod and summer shows in supporting rural communities and promoting the Welsh culture and the Welsh language.
3. Supports the strength of feeling in the agricultural community against the sustainable farming scheme, and the powerful message of no farmers no food.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) ensure a new sustainable farming scheme has the support of the farming community, with food security and environmental protection at its heart, highlighting the powerful message of no farmers no food; and
b) work with the UK Government to expand on its 87 words regarding farming in the UK Labour general election manifesto, to bring forward a plan for farming and farmers across the United Kingdom.
