Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112299
Sheep: Livestock Industry
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the contribution of British Wool's (a) sheep shearing training and (b) exchange with shearers and sheep farmers in Australia and New Zealand to farming
Answer
Dame Angela EagleWith a national flock of around 30m sheep, British Wool provides a unique and valuable service, for around 30,000 registered wool producers across the UK, to collect, grade, promote, and sell their fleece wool to the global textile industry. British Wool ...
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