Supporting our farmers so that they can carry on feeding our nation and preserving our countryside, whilst holding to account those responsible for our water services.
Great to be on a farm early this morning in Lympstone, meeting with the NFU and farmers from across the constituency.Our main topic was the successful campaign to force a Government U turn on the Family Farm Tax.
After months of tireless campaigning by farmers in our area and across the whole country, I am genuinely delighted that the Government has finally listened and reversed course on its proposed family farm tax.
I have heard from many local people, businesses and river users who are deeply concerned about the proposed Port of Exeter Harbour Revision Order. As you will see in my objection letter, many people were not aware of the scale of the proposed changes until very late in the process, and the docu
Today, David Reed MP welcomed Robbie Moore MP, the Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and the Environment, to East Devon for a packed day of discussion and engagement with local farmers.The day began with a Farming Roundtable at Darts Farm in Topsham, organised in partnership with the National Farmer
David Reed has called on the Government to urgently address the sudden withdrawal of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme and to explain why DEFRA Ministers have failed to engage with Devon’s farming community.During today’s DEFRA Questions, David Reed criticised Ministers for repeatedly i
I have added my name to a cross-party letter to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, opposing the Government’s proposal to increase shotgun certification fees by 245 per cent.This increase, described in the letter as “exorbitant”, would see licence costs rise by more than four times the rate of inflat
Today I visited Waterdance Fishing in Woodbury to meet with the team and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the fishing industry here in Exmouth and Exeter East.
Today I held one of my regular NFU roundtables at Tidwell Farm in Budleigh Salterton, bringing together local farmers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
