Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102207
Agriculture: Costs
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what analysis her Department has made of the potential relationship between environmental regulation costs and farm profitability.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleFarm incomes and profitability are largely impacted by factors such as the weather, input costs and prices. The costs of regulatory compliance have a smaller effect. However, we recognise Government should try to minimise the costs of regulatory complianc...
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