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Agriculture: Subsidies

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 25 March 2025UIN 38219

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to return to budget management mechanisms from the Common Agricultural Policy.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

No. The farming budget for each financial year is set through Government's Spending Reviews and managed by established in-year mechanisms.

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