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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of investment on farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland between (i) 1 November 2024 and 1 July 2025 and (ii) the same periods in the last five years.

No comparative assessments have been made on the level of investment on farms between the 4 UK nations as agriculture is a devolved policy.

Data on farm investment income is available in the table 5 series of Farm Accounts in England – but these tables only show data for 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Defra are currently collecting the 2024/25 data; data on farm investment income for 2024/25 will be published in January 2026.