Question follow-through · 15461
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme beyond 31 December 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
21 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme beyond 31 December 2025.
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government appreciates and values the vital work of our fruit and vegetable growers and Producer Organisations and recognises their important role in maintaining a secure supply of home – grown fresh produce. As part of our mission-driven Government, ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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