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Defra grilled on SFI26 chaos and accusations of farming underspend

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clock 鈥� 3 min read
Great Yarmouth MP and Restore Party leader questioned Defra's management skills during the latest PAC meeting
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Great Yarmouth MP and Restore Party leader questioned Defra's management skills during the latest PAC meeting

Defra staff were once again forced to defend the allocation of SFI26 and the agricultural budget in the second session of the Public Accounts Committee inquiry into UK food resilience. Following on...

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