. >> rebecca powell. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. over the past week i've been facing severe difficulties in many sectors. these industries are lifeblood in my constituency. could the prime minister give assurances that all aspects are being made to help the industry through this time as far as having been campaigning on the streets to highlight. >> my honorable friend is right to raise this because commodity prices are right across the european union. we let cause in the council in brussels yesterday for urgent action in urgent action and there is a 500 million euro package of measures to help farmers. we've taken steps to help include and get a fair deal at the supermarket to do more on public procurement and authorities are buying british food and also making sure we look at farmers to give them a better deal at this difficult time. >> two weeks ago the work and pensions secretary department not only admitted to testimonies , but they also publish data on the desks of people which shows they are four times more likely to die after

. >> rebecca powell. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. over the past week i've been facing severe difficulties in many sectors. these industries are lifeblood in my constituency. could the prime minister give assurances that all aspects are being made to help the industry through this time as far as having been campaigning on the streets to highlight. >> my honorable friend is right to raise this because commodity prices are right across the european union. we let cause in the council in brussels yesterday for urgent action in urgent action and there is a 500 million euro package of measures to help farmers. we've taken steps to help include and get a fair deal at the supermarket to do more on public procurement and authorities are buying british food and also making sure we look at farmers to give them a better deal at this difficult time. >> two weeks ago the work and pensions secretary department not only admitted to testimonies , but they also publish data on the desks of people which shows they are four times more likely to die after

. >> rebecca powell. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker.over the past few weeks i've been meeting with farmers facing severe difficulties to falling commodity prices in many sectors. these industries are a life blood in my constituency. could the prime minister please give assurances that all efforts are being made to help these industries through this particularly tricky time. farmers have been campaigning on the streets recently to highlight their straits. >> well, my honorable friend is absolutely right to raise this. commodity prices are causing problems for farmers in the uk but also right across the european union. we led calls in the council for urgent action and there is going to be a 500 million euro package of measures to help. we've taken steps to help which includes the grocery code. to make sure we get a fair deal with the supermarkets, to do more on public procurement, to make sure public authorities are buying british food. and also the chancellor said about making sure to look at the tax treatment of farmers to give them a b