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Efra chair calls APHA headquarters a 'disgrace' and calls for urgent Government funding

Alistair Carmichael has called on the Government to increase funding to the agency to avoid further risk to UK farmers

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Efra chair calls APHA headquarters a 'disgrace' and calls for urgent Government funding

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) chair Alistair Carmichael has branded the state of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) headquarters in Weybridge a ‘disgrace' following a...

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