Farming and small business sectors give evidence to Committee

• Parliament TV: Rural Economy
• Select Committee on the Rural Economy

Witnesses

Tuesday 13 November in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster

At 9.45am

• Minette Batters, President, National Farmers' Union
• George Dunn, Chief Executive, Tenant Farmers Association
• Sue Pritchard, Director, The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission

At 10.45am

• James Alcock, Executive Director, Plunkett Foundation
• Ruby Peacock, Deputy Head of Public Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses
• Anna Price, Director, Rural Business Group

Areas of discussion

Likely areas of discussion to include:

• The challenges for small businesses, farming and agricultural sectors in accessing the necessary skills
• The role of LEPs and whether the support that they provide is good enough
• The impact of poor infrastructure such as digital connectivity, mobile coverage, roads and transport on farming and businesses
• The impact of Brexit on farm profitability and the importance of EU funding to the rural economy
  

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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