A question on #Farms #Finance tabled by James Naish on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Daniel Zeichner.

Heading: Farms: Finance
Question ID: 1814001
UIN: 60982
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 5047
Asking Member display name: James Naish
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Asking Member Twitter reference: James Naish
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered introducing a farm business investment loan scheme with a subsidised interest rate; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on (
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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Answering Member ID: 4382
Answering Member display name: Daniel Zeichner
Answering Member handle: danielzeichner
Answering Member Twitter reference: @danielzeichner
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Answer text: Defra officials regularly engage with financial institutions providing farm lending, and we will continue to work to explore further opportunities to improve farmers' access to finance. This builds on the £110 million in farming grants announced earlier t...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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