Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 29 November 2022Answered: 5 December 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The Secretary of State set out our vision to boost farmers’ profitability and sustainability in our plan for change when he spoke to the 2025 Oxford farming conference. That includes a cast-iron commitment to food security, a £5 billion agricultural budget over the next two years, a boost to profitability by making the supply chain fairer and protecting farmers in trade deals.