Question follow-through · 78313
Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce input costs and (b) increase labour levels in the agricultural sector.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Agriculture: Payments · 16 Oct 2025
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- Food Supply · 16 Oct 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce input costs and (b) increase labour levels in the agricultural sector.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
Investment in agricultural R&D and innovative practices through the Farming Innovation Programme is helping farmers and growers increase productivity, reduce input costs, and adopt more sustainable practices. In the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, we...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Agriculture: Payments
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Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator and Groceries Code Adjudicator
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Agriculture: Supply Chains
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Agriculture: Reviews
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Food Supply
16 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of equitable supply chain practices on long-term food security.
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