Written Question·Treasury·UIN 34553
Food: Production
Tabled: 27 February 2025
Answered: 7 March 2025
Question
Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat — Witney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a Food Production Relief Scheme to provide targeted relief on (a) energy costs and (b) business rates for essential food producers.
Answer
James MurrayThis Government has a cast iron commitment to food production. We have committed £5 billion over this year and next to the farming and countryside programme which includes the largest ever amount for sustainable food production. We have also committed to ...
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