Farms: Government Assistance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help retain farm businesses.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
We have allocated £11.8 billion this parliament to sustainable farming and food production, targeting public money where it delivers most value: actions that support nature to produce good food and grants for cutting-edge technology.
We are making supply chains fairer to protect farmers in their contracts and unlocking new markets for British produce.
We are carefully looking at the Farming Profitability Review (FPR) recommendations and will publish the Review in December, before Christmas.
The FPR will feed directly into the Farming Roadmap, due next year, ensuring its recommendations are embedded in that plan. Alongside the Land Use Framework, the Roadmap will set out the government’s vision for agriculture and give farmers the certainty to make informed, long-term decisions.
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