Contact/Cyswllt:  Sian Cliff
02920 898342 / sian.cliff@wales.gov.uk

Welsh farmers face needless pressure because of bureaucratic burdens, Welsh Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Mick Bates AM warned today.

Mick said: “Reducing red tape for farmers saves civil servant’s time, taxpayers money, not to mention reduces the administration burden on farmers.

“Farmers in Wales can be subject to a beef inspection, which looks at movement records, medicine records and eartags – then face the same checks, two weeks later, by the same inspector under the heading of a dairy inspection.

“Let’s free up our farming industry. I don’t want to compromise safety, just provide better quality inspections, that don’t overlap in their aims, and make it easier for farmers to manage bureaucracy.”


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Notes/Nodiadau:

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Amendment below aims to reduce overlap in farming inspections:

Amendment 2 - Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Add as new point at end of motion:

"Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to reduce red tape and bureaucracy by moving towards unified on-farm inspection audits.”