Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83980

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy of the her Department's support for farmers and (b) effectiveness of the work of the Rural Payments Agency since 5 September 2025.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government is backing British farming, prioritising investment that supports the Government’s Plan for Change and building on the Secretary of State’s work to reform Defra to drive growth while maintaining a steadfast commitment to farming, food secur...

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