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Farms: Domestic Visits

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 March 2025UIN 24563

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm visits he has made since his appointment; and where those farms were located.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Since the Secretary of State’s appointment, he has visited:

  • the Great Yorkshire Agriculture Show on 10 July 2024
  • a farm in Essex on 25 September 2024
  • a farm in Oxford on 8 January 2025
  • a farm in Gloucestershire on 7 March 2025
  • a farm in Herefordshire on 7 March 2025.

As well as visiting 3 farms, he has spoken at 3 farming conferences, and has had 5 meetings with the NFU, 3 with the CLA and, 7 with other organisations and farming representatives.

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