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Food: Industry

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 95532

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment criteria are used for evaluating applications to food industry investment programmes.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Investment is through grants to sustainable farming and food production businesses and prioritised in terms of where it delivers most value. Applications are assessed against published criteria.

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