David Lepper is right with his figures (Letters, October 12) but they need to be put into proper perspective: £140 million over seven years for organic farming is only £20 million a year, which compares with £130 million the Government spent last year paying farmers not to farm and an incredible £2,226 million paid to farmers firmly attached to pesticides, fungicides, antibiotics and chemical fertilisers.
What does Mr Lepper plan to contribute to the Defra Commons select committee while he serves on it?
-Fiona Train, Brighton
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