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Agriculture: Subsidies

Commons · Question 96112 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Scheme beyond December 31st 2025.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Dec 2025

Legislation introduced in July 2023 permanently closes the legacy EU Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme in England at the end of December 2025, The scheme was designed to help fresh fruit and vegetable growers increase their power in the supply chain, but it ...