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Sheep: Livestock Industry

Commons · Question 24070 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support British sheep farmers.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 20 Jan 2025

The Government has committed to support the farming sector, including sheep farmers, through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. Our environmental land management schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incen...