Question follow-through · 44761

Agriculture: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the Terms of Reference for the appointment of Baroness Batters to lead a Farm Profitability Review.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
24 Apr 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the Terms of Reference for the appointment of Baroness Batters to lead a Farm Profitability Review.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Terms of Reference for Baroness Minette Batters’ review of farm profitability were published on 7 April 2025 - Farming Profitability Review: terms of reference - GOV.UK.

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