Question follow-through · 16625

Farms: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) small and (b) medium farms on the economy of (i) Derbyshire and (ii) the UK.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 27 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 4 Dec 2024
Answer: 4 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) small and (b) medium farms on the economy of (i) Derbyshire and (ii) the UK.
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2024
Answer published
Defra does not produce estimates of the economic contribution of farming by farm size. Total income from farming in the UK in 2023 was £7.2 billion. Regional estimates are produced at international territorial levels (ITL) 1, 2 and 3, with ITL3 being the ...

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