Agriculture: Finance
Commons · Question 28563 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to developing a UK-wide resilience fund to financially support farmers with (a) the impact of extreme weather, (b) cases of bluetongue and (c) input costs such as fertiliser.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 14 Sep 2026
The Government understands the impact that recent cost pressures have had on farmers across the country. It has cut the duty rate on red diesel by over a third per litre to 6.48p, the lowest rate in over 20 years. This will remain in place until the end o...