Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24946

Cane Sugar

Tabled: 20 January 2025

Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist producers in driving sustainability in production of sugar that is refined in the UK.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The Government recognises the importance of the sugar beet crop for many farmers in the centre and east of England, and its vital contribution to UK sugar production. It often plays a vital role in soil and crop health in the arable farm rotation allowing...

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