Question follow-through · 50256

Farms: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to change the level of funding for farms in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
6 May 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
19 May 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to change the level of funding for farms in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 May 2025

    Answer published

    At February’s NFU Conference, the Secretary of State announced a raft of new policies that will put money in the pockets of farmers in Fylde, Lancashire, and across the country. We remain committed to investing £5 billion of funding in the farming budget ...

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