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Agriculture: Lancashire

Commons · Question 59941 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Government-supported agri-science programmes to small and medium-sized farms in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 18 Jun 2025

Since 2021, the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) has been Defra’s flagship programme for supporting research and innovation in farming in England to help farmers, growers and foresters increase productivity, sustainability and resilience. FIP encourages...