Written questions

Wool: Auctions

Commons · Question 61242 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the length of time taken by British Wool to provide payments to domestic producers following auctions.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 24 Jun 2025

British Wool is a public body, responsible for the collection, sale and marketing of wool from across the UK. While Defra maintains regular engagement with British Wool and monitors its strategic performance through a framework agreement, the organisation...