Agriculture: Land Use
Commons · Question 101962 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect Best and Most Versatile agricultural land from development.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jan 2026
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) underlines the importance of the Best and Most Versatile agricultural land which is the land most valuable for food production. Where significant development of agricultural land is demonstrated to be necessar...