Junior minister reiterates no-change stance on APR and BPR proposals

Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday (28 October), exchequer secretary to the Treasury Dan Tomlinson said the decision to reform APR and BPR from next April "was not one the government took lightly". This was in response to MP Carla Lockhart's warning that the proposals will have "devastating consequences" on family farms in the UK. The policy, first announced in the Autumn Budget to widespread dismay from farmers across the country, was left untouched in Reeves' Spring Statement earlier this year. With reforms to APR and BPR on the horizon, farming families face higher...