Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102208

Farmers: Housing

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of potential barriers to rural workforce housing on farm labour availability.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government regularly reviews and publishes data relating to rural housing on GOV.UK: Housing Statistics for Rural England - GOV.UK. The Government gives all due consideration to this data, including implications for the rural workforce, when formulati...

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