Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Farming, food production, animal welfare, rural communities, flood defence, water quality
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 129PMQs 2026-09-02
In my constituency and across the country, we suffered devastating wildfires this summer. I am grateful to the Prime Minister for the action that he took, including the temporary ban on disposable bar...
PMQs 2026-09-02
The Prime Minister said yesterday that Brexit ushered in “a decade of low growth and stalled regeneration.” He is right. Our economy is stuck in this mess thanks to the Conservatives—and the leader of...
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A suppressed Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs report has concluded that without transformational change, our food and water systems are at risk of catastrophic failure from 2030. Ano...
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In an earlier answer, the Prime Minister made it clear that he understands that global uncertainty makes national economic resilience ever more important, and that energy security and food security ar...
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Experts are warning that food prices will rise by 10% this year as farmers' costs soar. Trump's war has exposed how weak Britain's food security is, yet under the system brought in by the Conservative...
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The majority of imported food from non-EU countries has lower welfare standards than ours, affecting our markets. Will you commit to meeting me and my group to discuss supporting British farmers' prof...
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The surge in the global cost of oil and gas has the risk of pushing up food and energy prices, which is a real concern for my constituents in Bishop Auckland, just as we are turning a corner on the co...
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In January last year, Somerset received around 2,000 pothole reports. This January, there were nearly 7,000—a 250% increase. I recently stood on the Fosse Way in my constituency, where one resident ha...
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In my constituency, the beautiful grade II listed Chetwynd bridge on the A513 between Edingale and Alrewas has been restricted to cars and light vans since October 2023, so farmers face a 25-mile dive...
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The Met Office reports that climate change is driving wetter winters, but the United States withdrew from the Paris climate agreement yesterday, on the same day that much of the west country disappear...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1639Digital Inclusion Newcastle-under-Lyme 2026-09-03
Residents across Newcastle-under-Lyme, particularly in Betley, Wolseley, and Wrinehill, have been digitally left behind by poor broadband connectivity for far too long. I have raised this issue before...
Access to Culture 2026-09-03
What steps she is taking to improve access to cultural amenities in towns and rural areas, noting challenges such as rural transport issues and a lack of cultural amenities, specifically for young peo...
Short-term Lets Regulation 2026-09-03
In rural areas such as Glastonbury and Somerton, the growing number of short-term lets is displacing local families and workers from the rented sector, hollowing out our rural communities. What steps ...
Strengthening the Union 2026-09-02
We saw the practical benefits of the Union with the Minister's swift action on military personnel coming to deal with the wildfires. Will he join me in paying tribute to the farmers and firefighters w...
Support for Farming 2026-09-02
Farmers in Wales are suffering the dire consequences of drought, topped off by the horrific wildfires we had in south Wales and across the Monmouthshire borders in recent weeks. I am extremely gratefu...
Support for Farming 2026-09-02
The Prime Minister said yesterday that he would give back control to people over their destinies. The best way he could do that for farmers in Wales and across the United Kingdom is to reverse the fam...
Support for Farming 2026-09-02
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the farming sector in Wales....
Climate Change National Security 2026-09-01
We know that food security is part of national security, and it has been another tough year for agriculture, with a record wet winter and now a record hot summer. We also have bluetongue disease going...
Strait of Hormuz 2026-09-01
The Iranian regime is deliberately weaponising the strait of Hormuz, using rockets, drones and sea mines to menace international shipping and to hold the global economy to ransom. Its aggression threa...
Topical Questions 2026-09-01
I welcome the Foreign Secretary's decision to show personal leadership in acting as the UK Governor to the World Bank, given the wildfires that we have seen in Europe across the summer and the floodin...