Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dave Robertson and Anna Gelderd

Thursday 9th July 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dave Robertson (Lichfield) (Lab)]

1. What steps she is taking to support the long-term financial sustainability of farm businesses.

[Anna Gelderd (South East Cornwall) (Lab)]

16. What steps she is taking to support the long-term financial sustainability of farm businesses.

[The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds)]

My hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan), the new farming and food Minister, and I published our new farming road map, which is the first ever long-term strategy for farming. It sets out a vision for a more productive, profitable, sustainable and resilient sector. The primary purpose of farming, as set out in the road map, is food production, which goes hand in hand with improving the environment. We are driving towards a lower-input, more nature-friendly farming system.