Welsh Conservatives Call For Binding Vote on SFS
Yesterday June 10th, the Welsh Conservatives called for a binding vote in the Welsh Parliament on the Welsh Government’s new Sustainable Farming Scheme.
A binding vote for the new Sustainable Farming Scheme is expected to be published this summer. There was outrage across rural Wales following the publication of the previous scheme, which was drawn up by Labour and Plaid Cymru as part of their ‘Co-operation Agreement’. The plans would have resulted in a reduction in Welsh livestock numbers by over 120,000, the loss of five and a half thousand jobs on Welsh farms, a £200 million loss to the rural economy, and unrealistic tree planting and biodiversity targets.
Speaking after First Minister’s Questions in the Senedd today, Welsh Conservative Leader, Darren Millar MS, said:
“The Welsh Labour Government has failed our agricultural sector by backing Labour’s Family Farms Tax and proposing a new farming scheme that would have devastated our countryside.
“It is essential that the next scheme has confidence of farmers and rural Wales so there must be a binding vote in the Senedd on the proposals.
“All Members deserve to have their say on such an important matter. While the First Minister shirked responsibility today, the Welsh Conservatives will always stand up for our farmers—because no farmers means no food and no future.”
Have Labour ever been for farmers? Well not in my view they haven’t. I didn’t think the farmers would cause Labour both in Westminster and in Wales such a problem but perhaps the farmers unions are not as strong and powerful as say the train unions. Plus it is far easier for the train unions to be able to create chaos will unlimited strikes. But with farming we are literally back to basics, we need food and drink and our farmers supply that for us. I don’t think that is difficult to work that one out! Of course supermarkets import far too much food in the UK and Wales but that seems to be OK with both Labour Governments. I’d love supermarkets not only to reduce their food imports but to make a real effort and support our farmers by promoting local food and drink.
NO FARMERS – NO FOOD – PLEASE POLITICIANS UNDESTAND THAT MESSAGE & ACT ACCORDINGLY
