Farmers: Costs
Commons · Question 77503 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support tenant stock-rearing farmers with the costs of (a) rising feed, (b) energy and (c) national insurance costs.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 16 Oct 2025
The Government’s New Deal for Farmers includes a raft of new policies and major investment to boost profits for farmers. We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. With regard to these specif...