Geoffrey Clifton-Brown recently met with the President of the Country Land and Business Association, Tim Breitmeyer and the Cirencester and Tetbury NFU branches.

He said:
“As the representative of such an agricultural constituency it is vital that I listen to the concerns of farmers as frequently as possible. Many important issues were raised including seasonal agricultural workers post-Brexit; rural crime and policing; Defra's preparedness following Brexit and the continuation of the badger cull and the Godfray Report. Farmers are rightly concerned about the administrative problems surrounding the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Many participants have not received payments dating back to 2015, this is unacceptable and as a result I have tabled a Parliamentary Question to find out why this has happened and when they will be paid.”

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown with Tim Breitmeyer