Question follow-through · 4619
Farmers: Tenants
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to establish a Tenant Farming Commissioner for England.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to establish a Tenant Farming Commissioner for England.
11 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2024
Answer published
This Government will introduce a new deal for farmers, including tenant farmers, to boost rural economic growth and strengthen Britain's food security. Defra recognises the importance of agricultural tenancies as a key route into farming for new entrants ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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