Oral Question·Scotland Office
“What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving transport connections between Scotland and the rest of the UK.”
Tabled: 7 December 2021Answered: 15 December 2021
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Scotland
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
The fruit and vegetables aid scheme is an EU legacy scheme, and it closes in England on 1 January 2026. It is available only via producer organisations —that was an EU requirement—and only 20% of growers are benefiting from it; 80% get no benefit. All growers will continue to benefit from the farming innovation programme’s £63 million of grants, and the five-year extension to the seasonal workers visa scheme that we have announced.