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Agriculture: Land Use

Commons · Question 1284 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 26 May 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on planning policy for agricultural land of grades 1-3a.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 26 May 2026

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on a range of issues.The government places great importance upon our agricultural land and foo...