THE CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has issued a statement commenting on the appointment of Emma Reynolds as Secretary of State at Defra.
CLA President Victoria Vyvyan said: “We offer our warmest congratulations to Emma, who we have known for some time as a champion of the rural cause. She will know already of the immense potential of the rural economy to generate growth and create jobs. We will do everything in our power to support her in unlocking that potential.
“This reshuffle offers a profound opportunity to draw a line under a very difficult year for industry-government relations. But to move on, first government must recognise that their current position on inheritance tax is completely untenable and will do nothing but harm to the rural, and national, economy.”
