[Stronsaylimpet] Extract from Alistair Carmichael's week in Westminster:

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Extract from Alistair Carmichael's week in Westminster:
Debate secured on the Groceries Code Adjudicator
I have been calling for some time for the Groceries Code Adjudicator to 
step up more and support farmers and crofters in getting a fair price 
for their product. I know that this is a matter of significant interest 
for the farming unions as well including the NFUS – and so I have now 
secured a debate this coming Tuesday, on the workings of the GCA.
The Groceries Code Adjudicator was an important step forward when it was 
created but it has not achieved what we wanted it to in terms of 
protecting food producers and consumers. The fact is that market is 
failing, and it fails to the disadvantage of our farmers and rural 
communities. This is about supporting local farmers and crofters but it 
is also ultimately about supporting UK consumers too.
I have already reached out to farming unions for their views ahead of 
the debate and I would encourage individual farmers and crofters with a 
view on the role of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to get in touch. I 
look forward to pressing for better answers from the government bench on 
Tuesday evening. Farmers and crofters around the country will be watching.
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