Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75040

Anaerobic Digestion

Tabled: 4 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of anaerobic digestion to secure rural economic growth.

Answer

Mary Creagh

British farmers are world-leaders and know their own land best - carefully planning their planting to suit the weather, their soil type, and their long-term agronomic strategy. It is not Government policy to determine which crops farmers should prioritise...

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