Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99485

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 12 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the EU legacy Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme on UK growers, fresh food supply chains and consumers; and what plan

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government is committed to our horticulture sector and its role in providing fresh home-grown produce that helps to feed the nation. The EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme was limited to Producer Organisations, with only about 20% of the sector benefit...

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