Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127720

Agriculture: Innovation

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Powering the farms of the future with £50 million tech investment, published on 14 April 2026, what plans she has to continue

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Investor Partnerships initiative is part of the Farming Innovation Programme. An interim evaluation, published in 2025, shows that the programme is on the right track to deliver long term improvements to productivity and the environment, and Defra con...

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