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Latest news on the Agriculture Bill 2019-21

A chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes took place during the first day of report stage on 15 September. Amendments discussed covered clauses 1 - 4, 8, 11 and 16 of the Bill.



A second day of report stage is scheduled for 17 September.

Summary of the Agriculture Bill 2019-21

A Bill to authorise expenditure for certain agricultural and other purposes; to make provision about direct payments following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to agricultural and rural development payments and public market intervention and private storage aid; to make provision about reports on food security; to make provision about the acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains; to confer powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses; to make provision for the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law; to make provision about fertilisers; to make provision about the identification and traceability of animals; to make provision about red meat levy in Great Britain; to make provision about agricultural

tenancies; to confer power to make regulations about securing compliance with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; and for connected purposes.