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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she will take to support farmers in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The Government has allocated £11.8 billion this parliament to sustainable farming and food production, targeting public money where it delivers most value, in Newcastle-under-Lyme and across the country.

The Government is making supply chains fairer to ensure farmers, particularly smaller farmers who can be most exposed to market pressures, are protected in their contracts, while unlocking new markets for British produce.

The department has published Baroness Batters’ independent Farming Profitability Review 2025. A 25-year Farming Roadmap setting out the long-term direction for farming will follow next year.

Defra is establishing a farming and food partnership board to give farmers a stronger voice in Government.

Changes to planning rules will place greater emphasis on food production, making it easier for farmers to develop infrastructure.

We will take forward sector plans to build profitability in sectors with great potential, and we will seek to boost private finance into farming.