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Bill: Agriculture Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Popular Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 3450
Description[?]:
| The state should not have a role in what citizens can and cannot grow on their private land. We should allow farmers the freedom to control their own crops. Melissa Hargreaves MP PP Leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Current: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:15:18, March 04, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we are not particularly enthusiastic about article 3. There should be uniform standards across the country in order to guarantee quality and transparency, yet this is a minor objection. Altogether, we believe that opening agribusiness for the free market will greatly benefit productivity and bring down the cost of food through more competition and less distorting subsidies. Brian McIntosh MP Member for Loren GNP Agriculture Spokesman |
| Date | 23:32:49, March 04, 2013 CET | From | Gukmindang | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill |
| Message | Madam Speaker, rural communities need protection from the incursions of massive corporations which ride roughshod over their way of life. We are also concerned about the proposal to water down regulations which are vital for maintaining food safety. Haneul Han General Secretary of the Gukmindang |
| Date | 23:37:27, March 04, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill |
| Message | Madam Speaker, rural communities will be able to protect their way of live in a self-determined way by choosing to buy local products if they really wish to do maintain it. Simply calling for government subsidies to protect something that one would otherwise not actively support is surely a questionable stance. Brian McIntosh MP Member for Loren GNP Agriculture Spokesman |
| Date | 23:54:23, March 04, 2013 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill |
| Message | Madam Speaker, Three words: No, no, no. Loke Stenbeck, Werin Da spokesperson on matters of agriculture |
| Date | 10:20:32, March 07, 2013 CET | From | Popular Action Party 인기있는 행동 | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill |
| Message | Madam Speaker, Once again, another Hargreaves neoliberal mess bites the dust Mina Mathers LOL Co-Chair |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 333 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 366 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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