Hemp
Lords · Question HL10586 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Jones of Penybont
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities for the promotion of industrial hemp.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 8 Oct 2025
Growers are the best judge of what planting is suited to their land type and long-term agronomic strategy, but Defra recognises the valuable addition industrial hemp can be to some farms as a break crop. Defra and the Home Office have listened carefully t...