Written questions

Dairy Farming: Climate Change

Commons · Question 128398 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to support dairy farms in North Shropshire, who fall within the highest area for heat risk in the country and face escalating climate-related challenges.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Apr 2026

The Defra-funded Food, Farming & Natural Environment Climate Service led out of the Met Office has developed evidence on adaptation options which improve resilience of the agri-food sector, including cost and ease of implementation. These adaptation o...