Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 2008

Agriculture and Food: High Peak

Tabled: 26 July 2024
Answered: 31 July 2024

Question

Jon Pearce

LabourHigh Peak

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) farmers and (b) food producers to use sustainable farming methods in High Peak constituency.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The new Government are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. Government will restore stability and confidence amongst farmers and will not overturn the applecart by overhauling the schemes.  Instead, we will optimise schemes ...

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