Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96112

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Scheme beyond December 31st 2025.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Legislation introduced in July 2023 permanently closes the legacy EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme in England at the end of December 2025, The scheme was designed to help fresh fruit and vegetable growers increase their power in the supply chain, but it ...

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