Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing the findings of the Farming Profitability Review 2025.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Baroness Batters’ Review offers a clear assessment of the challenges alongside 57 recommendations for strengthening farm businesses. We are carefully considering the findings and recommendations with the sector to support farmers to access the tools and opportunities to succeed.

That is what the 25-year Farming Roadmap, to be published in 2026, will deliver. It will bring together our work on regulation, innovation, skills, investment and environmental recovery into a single, long-term plan for the sector.

The report will inform Defra policy including the development of the Farming Roadmap, the Food Strategy and the recently published Land Use Framework, as well as wider government missions, especially economic growth. This will help ensure our farming sector is more viable, self-sustaining and competitive in the long-term.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on compensating people with pelvic mesh injury sufferers; and what his planned timeline is for delivering that compensation.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed

The Government is carefully considering the work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out recommendations for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.

The Government has deep sympathy for all those affected and recognises the profound impact that these harms have had on individuals and their families.

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has been clear that he wants to make meaningful progress during this Parliament, although a decision to provide compensation has not yet been made. We recognise how difficult and disappointing this uncertainty is for those affected, and we will ensure that the public is kept informed as soon as any decision on redress is made.

I met with the Patient Safety Commissioner, Dr Henrietta Hughes since I have been in post, and had a very productive discussion about the ongoing health initiatives led by the Department regarding sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. Details of the Government’s work to date are set out in recent letters to the Dr Hughes, which are published on her website.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates, published on 18 December 2025, when he expects to publish legislation to address the issues raised in that consultation.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 128335 on 27 April 2026.

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