Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13137

Farms: Costs

Tabled: 6 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support family-owned farms with rising business costs.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra’s farming budget will be £2.4 billion in 2025/26. This will include the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history: £1.8 billion for Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. This fu...

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