Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111305

Dairy Farming

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Julia Buckley

LabourShrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to help protect farmers from fluctuations in milk prices following the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The UK dairy industry is a resilient and dynamic sector which operates in an open market where the value of dairy commodities, including farmgate milk prices, is established by those in supply chains including farmers, processors, wholesalers, retailers, ...

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