Wheat: Environment Protection
Commons · Question 34551 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to support farmers to produce more home grown wheat while meeting (a) net zero targets, (b) the targets outlined in the Environment Act 2021 and
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 6 Mar 2025
The Government is committed to reducing emissions in the farming sector. The transition goes hand in hand with food security and farm productivity. For wheat in 2023, the UK was 96% self-sufficient. We will support farmers to adopt low carbon farming prac...