Agriculture
Commons · Question 25432 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's press release entitled New support to help farmers thrive for generations, published on 16 July 2026, what assessment was made of the impact of colla
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2026
Defra has considered a range of anticipated benefits of the Farmer Collaboration Fund. The impact of collaborative purchasing arrangements on input costs was not included in that assessment because there was insufficient evidence about likely uptake and e...