Question follow-through · 26281
Agriculture and Food: Lincolnshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) farmers and (b) food producers use sustainable farming methods in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) farmers and (b) food producers use sustainable farming methods in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2025
Answer published
This Government’s commitment to farmers and food producers remains steadfast. We will always champion British farming to boost rural economic growth, strengthen food security and improve the environment. Defra has allocated £5 billion for the farming budg...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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