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Written question asked by Robbie Moore (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 December 2024 (named day). It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Friday, 3 January 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Agriculture

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings he had with the (a) National Farmers' Union, (b) Country Land and Business Association, (c) Countryside Alliance and (d) Central Association for Agricultural Valuers before 30 October 2024.

Answer

We are listening to the sector to ensure their views are heard. We regularly meet with a range of farming stakeholders, including the National Farmers Union (NFU), the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), and the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA), and will continue to meet with stakeholders.

As part of this effort, the Secretary of State Steve Reed and Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner have met with NFU President Tom Bradshaw repeatedly to clarify changes in the Budget. Officials have also met with NFU, TFA and CLA representatives and recently attended the Eggs and Poultry Industry Conference as part of ongoing engagement with the sector.

The Secretary of State spoke at the CLA’s annual conference last month to hear from farmers directly. Unfortunately the Conservative Party did not decide to send a representative.

Minister Zeichner also recently attended and spoke at Northern Farming Conference, the Eggs and Poultry Industry Conference, the Agricultural Industries Confederation Conference, The Tenant Farmers Association Executive Committee and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution’s parliamentary reception.

We will continue to listen to farmers’ concerns to ensure their views are heard.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18231
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Countryside Alliance Central Association of Agricultural Valuers National Farmers Union Country Land and Business Association
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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