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Agriculture: Technology

Asked by John MilneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 18931

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has designated a team responsible for agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Department of Business and Trade has expertise committed to delivering economic growth in the agri-tech sector and helping to deliver the outcomes of the Industrial Strategy.

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