Question follow-through · 98687
Agriculture: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department plans to provide to help farmers transition to higher-welfare, lower-input systems that are resilient to market shocks.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Environment and Food: Education · 3 Feb 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department plans to provide to help farmers transition to higher-welfare, lower-input systems that are resilient to market shocks.
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jan 2026
Answer published
Defra offers financial support to farmers through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, which pays for health and welfare enhancements that will boost productivity, including funded vet visits.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Environment and Food: Education
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to empower local community initiatives, farms, and schools to implement practical food and nature education; and how her Department is measuring their impact.
Sustainable Development: Education
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what dedicated funding streams exist across Departments to support food, nature, and sustainability education.