Question follow-through · 83979
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will allocate additional funding to (a) support farmers and (b) strengthen UK food security.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Animal Welfare: Fireworks · 19 Nov 2025
- Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 · 6 Jan 2026
- Sustainable Farming Incentive · 9 Jan 2026
- Sustainable Farming Incentive · 9 Jan 2026
- Sustainable Farming Incentive · 9 Jan 2026
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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
21 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will allocate additional funding to (a) support farmers and (b) strengthen UK food security.
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government’s commitment to farming and food security is steadfast. Supporting British farmers and boosting the nation’s food security are key priorities for the Government. Following the spending review, Defra has allocated a record £11.8 billion to s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
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Sustainable Farming Incentive
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will publish full details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for 2026, including eligibility criteria and option specifications.
Sustainable Farming Incentive
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition her Department will use of a small farm for the purposes of the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Sustainable Farming Incentive
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the payment values and maximum eligible land areas will be for the Sustainable Farming Incentive options retained for 2026.
Sustainable Farming Incentive
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of releasing details of the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive offer after June 2026 on farmers’ ability to apply.
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
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Water Charges
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made representations to Ofwat regarding the requirement for third-party customers to be given opt-out rights from seasonal tariff trials.
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National Landscapes: Camping Sites
9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent planning exemptions for campsites on protected landscapes in West Dorset.
National Landscapes: Camping Sites
16 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that planning exemptions for campsites in national landscapes maintain prot
National Landscapes: Camping Sites
16 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that planning exemptions for campsites in national landscapes maintain protections for the environment.