Written questions

Agriculture: Biomethane

Commons · Question 75039 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage crop-based biomethane to support regenerative farming practices.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Sep 2025

British farmers are world-leaders and know their own land best - carefully planning their planting to suit the weather, their soil type, and their long-term agronomic strategy. It is not Government policy to determine which crops farmers should prioritise...