To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm visits he has made since his appointment; and where those farms were located.
Answered on
26 March 2025
Since the Secretary of State’s appointment, he has visited:
- the Great Yorkshire Agriculture Show on 10 July 2024
- a farm in Essex on 25 September 2024
- a farm in Oxford on 8 January 2025
- a farm in Gloucestershire on 7 March 2025
- a farm in Herefordshire on 7 March 2025.
As well as visiting 3 farms, he has spoken at 3 farming conferences, and has had 5 meetings with the NFU, 3 with the CLA and, 7 with other organisations and farming representatives.