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Fruit and Vegetables: Horticulture

Asked by Ben GoldsboroughLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 25 July 2024UIN 1399

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the accessibility of the Fruit and Vegetable aid scheme.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme is an EU legacy scheme and legislation is in place which will close it on the 31st of December 2025. The Government has committed to championing British farming, whilst protecting the environment, and is currently considering the best way to support our farming sectors in the future, including horticulture.

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