Question follow-through · 24070

Sheep: Livestock Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support British sheep farmers.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
20 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support British sheep farmers.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has committed to support the farming sector, including sheep farmers, through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. Our environmental land management schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incen...

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