| Heading: |
Rural Areas: Government Assistance |
| Question ID: |
1814236 |
| UIN: |
HL8595 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
655 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help farming and rural communities following the announced cuts to DEFRA's budget and the increase in inheritance tax on family farms. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-01 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
The Government is backing British farming. We are prioritising investment that supports the Government’s Plan for Change and building on the Secretary of State’s work to reform Defra to drive growth while maintaining a steadfast commitment to farming, foo... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |