Question follow-through · 28563

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to developing a UK-wide resilience fund to financially support farmers with (a) the impact of extreme weather, (b) cases of bluetongue and (c) input costs such as fertiliser.

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Treasury
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
14 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to developing a UK-wide resilience fund to financially support farmers with (a) the impact of extreme weather, (b) cases of bluetongue and (c) input costs such as fertiliser.

  2. 14 Sept 2026

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  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government understands the impact that recent cost pressures have had on farmers across the country. It has cut the duty rate on red diesel by over a third per litre to 6.48p, the lowest rate in over 20 years. This will remain in place until the end o...

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