Yesterday, I spoke in the Second Reading debate of the Agriculture Bill – the biggest piece of legislation on food and farming in a generation, with far-reaching implications. It’s vital we get this right.

As this Bill progresses through Parliament, I want to ensure it provides the structure to enable a real shift from the environmentally damaging industrial agriculture of the past, to sustainable, economically viable farming, with higher standards of animal welfare and environmental protection. And in particular, I would like to see support for better public health outcomes – to increase the availability and affordability of fresh fruit and veg to address the emerging public health crisis of diet-related ill health, such obesity and diabetes, and to reduce antibiotic use on farms, which is contributing to the growth of antimicrobial resistance and superbugs.