Minister reiterates no-change stance on APR and BPR proposals

This is despite one Member of Parliament (MP) Carla Lockhart saying the proposals will have "devastating consequences" on family farms in the UK. Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday (28 October), the 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". 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 famil...