Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49116
Sugar Beet: Disease Control
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing support to the homegrown sugar industry in fast-tracking trials to help tackle Virus Yellows disease.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThis Government acknowledges the critical role of sugar beet farmers in the UK's sugar production and their ongoing contributions to the agricultural sector. This Government recognises the challenge posed to sugar beet growers by Virus Yellows (VY), and w...
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