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Farms: Insolvency

Commons · Question 112018 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

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Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farms that have become (a) insolvent and (b) ceased trading in the last three years.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Feb 2026

The numbers of companies with Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 code 011, 012, 013, 014, 015 and 016 that entered insolvency in the UK in the last three years (2023 to 2025) are presented in the table below. This information has been provided ...