§ 22. Mr. GrayTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the Government's economic objectives for livestock farming in the coming year. [131285]
§ Ms QuinThe Government have a strategy which focuses on helping farmers become more competitive and more sustainable in the medium and long term, while it is also providing short-term relief for those sectors which are particularly hard hit by the present economic difficulties in the agricultural sector.