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Agriculture: Vacancies

Commons · Question 26669 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

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Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support farmers in addressing workforce shortages.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Sep 2026

Defra recognises that its vital farms have the workforce they need to harvest their great British produce and grow their businesses. We set out in the Farming Roadmap that to build clear skills pathways for a modern farming sector we are working across go...