Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112018

Farms: Insolvency

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Patrick Spencer

ConservativeCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farms that have become (a) insolvent and (b) ceased trading in the last three years.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The numbers of companies with Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 code 011, 012, 013, 014, 015 and 016 that entered insolvency in the UK in the last three years (2023 to 2025) are presented in the table below. This information has been provided ...

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