Question follow-through · 99485
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the EU legacy Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme on UK growers, fresh food supply chains and consumers; and what plan
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 24 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
12 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the EU legacy Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme on UK growers, fresh food supply chains and consumers; and what plan
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to our horticulture sector and its role in providing fresh home-grown produce that helps to feed the nation. The EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme was limited to Producer Organisations, with only about 20% of the sector benefit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Forests: Commodities
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Octopuses: Aquaculture
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislation to prohibit (a) octopus farming in the UK and (b) imports of commercially-farmed octopus.
School Milk
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School Milk
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Waste: Landfill
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Inland Waterways: Access
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the safety and availability of public access to waterways for recreation and wellbeing.
Fruit and Vegetables: Production
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase production of domestic fruit, vegetables, pulses and legumes to strengthen the UK’s food security, in light of the findings of the Natio