Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds fails to offer answers after being grilled on farm tax and SFI

No timeline set for revised SFI but Secretary of State promises to publish Baroness Batters' profitability review by Christmas

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Emma Reynolds outlined her department's priorities in her first EFRA Committee appearance
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Emma Reynolds outlined her department's priorities in her first EFRA Committee appearance

Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has set out her four priorities for the department as she faced the EFRA Select Committee for the first time. In what became an increasingly confrontational session, committee...

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