Question follow-through · 22956

Farmers: South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in the level of farm incomes in South Suffolk constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
20 Jan 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent trends in the level of farm incomes in South Suffolk constituency.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has committed to support farmers through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. We publish regular accredited official statistics on farm income in England and other data related to farm businesses...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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