Question follow-through · 37904
Farmers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help farmers that aren't receiving financial support from Government environmental schemes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 21 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help farmers that aren't receiving financial support from Government environmental schemes.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government’s commitment to our farmers remains steadfast. It’s why we have committed £5 billion to the farming budget over two years – more money than ever for sustainable food production. We have allocated £60 million to the Farming Recovery Fund for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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