In agriculture, the programme states that “much more needs to be done to support the farming industry, protect biodiversity and encourage sustainable food production”. The programme also states that the government will reduce the regulatory burden on farmers by moving to a risk-based system of regulation, and will develop a system of extra support for hill farmers.
The government will also investigate ways to share with livestock keepers the responsibility for preparing for and dealing with outbreaks of disease, as well as promoting high standards of animal welfare.
The programme also covers steps the government will take when addressing its own food purchases, saying that food procured by government departments, and eventually the whole public sector, will meet British standards of production wherever this can be achieved without increasing overall cost.
Nick Clegg and David Cameron also seek to try and level the playing field between small retailers and largersupermarkets such as Tesco or Asda, by enabling councils to take competition issues into account when drawing up their local plans to shape the direction and type of new retail development.
Find the full programme here: http://programmeforgovernment.hmg.gov.uk/files/2010/05/coalition-programme.pdf
Edited by Ellie Duncan
The government will also investigate ways to share with livestock keepers the responsibility for preparing for and dealing with outbreaks of disease, as well as promoting high standards of animal welfare.
The programme also covers steps the government will take when addressing its own food purchases, saying that food procured by government departments, and eventually the whole public sector, will meet British standards of production wherever this can be achieved without increasing overall cost.
Nick Clegg and David Cameron also seek to try and level the playing field between small retailers and largersupermarkets such as Tesco or Asda, by enabling councils to take competition issues into account when drawing up their local plans to shape the direction and type of new retail development.
Find the full programme here: http://programmeforgovernment.hmg.gov.uk/files/2010/05/coalition-programme.pdf
Edited by Ellie Duncan