Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76546

Agriculture: Cooperatives

Tabled: 11 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she made of the potential impact of agricultural cooperatives on the rural economy.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government strongly supports the benefits co-operatives can bring and recognises the important role they play in rural communities. For instance, through collaborating farmers and growers can benefit from peer to peer learning, being able to share equ...

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