Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56539
Droughts: North West
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing to farmers and agricultural businesses in (a) Fylde, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West impacted by the drought conditions.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) in the North West is meeting regularly with the National Farmers Union, in relation to the water situation (most recently last week). The EA released an updated Area Irrigation Prospect Report to inform the agriculture communit...
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