Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86690

Agriculture: Cooperatives

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential contribution of co-operatives in agriculture to food security.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government strongly supports the benefits co-operatives can bring and recognises the important role they play in food security, the resilience of the food sector and as a lifeline for community access to food. Through the food strategy, Defra is consi...

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