Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94776
Farms: Educational Visits
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage schools in urban areas to visit farms and learn about farming, food and the environment.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThere are clear benefits of schools in urban areas arranging farm visits for their students to learn about farming, food and the environment. With our educational access actions, farmers and land managers can be funded to host educational visits to their ...
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