Question follow-through · 83629
Farms: Domestic Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many visits to farms have been undertaken by (a) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (b) the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs since
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jan 2026 · 74 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many visits to farms have been undertaken by (a) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (b) the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs since
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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2 Jan 2026
Answer published
Defra Ministers regularly visit a range of farms across the UK, and meet with farming stakeholders in London and on site to hear directly from industry.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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