Written questions

Agriculture: Floods

Commons · Question 118582 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of farmers having to store flood water on agricultural land on (a) feedstock, (b) grassland conditions, (c) crops and (d) food prod

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Mar 2026

This Government has allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament, including £5.9 billion for environmental farming schemes. The Government is focusing efforts on actions that have multiple benefits: for ...