Question follow-through · 9714
Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers to reduce emissions.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers to reduce emissions.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Oct 2024
Answer published
This Government is committed to delivering net zero by 2050 and we will work in collaboration with farmers and others with a stake in our food system towards this. The transition to more climate friendly practices will work hand in hand with food security...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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