Written questions

Movement Assistance Scheme

Commons · Question 75002 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his decision not to extend the Movement Assistance Scheme beyond 30 June 2025 on Northern Ireland buyers of impacted Great Britai

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 15 Sep 2025

Defra, like other Government departments, must prioritise its spending as part of the work to tackle the financial situation this Government inherited. The Department considered evidence on scheme closure from supermarkets and other retailers, producers a...