Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86691

Agriculture: Cooperatives

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to help support the expansion of the number of co-operatives in farming.

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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