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<p>The Government’s plans for agriculture and for supporting the sector as the UK
leaves the European Union are underpinned by the Agriculture Bill. The Bill is a central
part of the Government’s programme of legislation to deliver as smooth a departure
as possible and achieve a green Brexit. At the heart of our new policy in England
will be a system that pays public money for public goods. Our future agriculture policy
will help farmers continue to provide a supply of healthy, home-grown produce made
to high environmental and animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed
to putting in place a Gold Standard of metrics which will provide a framework of sustainability
metrics, establishing a common vocabulary for environmental and animal welfare measurements
in food and farming that can be used across public and private sectors.</p><p> </p><p>We
already have some of the highest welfare standards in the world, as well as a number
of voluntary labelling schemes which provide assurances as to the welfare of the animals,
both of which ensure consumers are not misled by the labelling of products that contain
meat or dairy products. Once we leave the EU, we will review food labelling to ensure
that we have a framework that meets the needs of UK consumers and producers. Labelling
for welfare outcomes is one area that the review will cover.</p><p> </p>
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