Written questions by Anderson.

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage public participation in nature in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle wildlife crime in Buckinghamshire.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to restore peatlands.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support producers of premium and specialist agricultural goods in Buckinghamshire to increase exports to international markets.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional food and farming export opportunities on agricultural businesses in Buckinghamshire.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure small and medium-sized food producers in Buckinghamshire are able to engage with the agri-food trade attaché network.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers facing farming businesses in Buckinghamshire in accessing new export markets.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of environmental land management schemes on Buckinghamshire farms.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of current farming schemes on food security.

This Government has committed to maintain overall food production in England by increasing farm productivity and profitability. As set out in the Farming Roadmap, nature‑friendly farming systems can sustain or enhance production while strengthening resili...

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to simplify access to environmental land management schemes for farmers.

The changes being made to SFI26 (Sustainable Farming Incentive) have come after substantial stakeholder engagement and are designed to make the scheme simpler, more accessible, and improve value for money. The SFI26 offer will have 71 actions, compared wi...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the balance between food production and land diversification under the Farming Roadmap.

This Government has made a clear, long-term commitment to maintain overall food production in England by increasing farm productivity and profitability. The Farming Roadmap recognises a productive farming sector makes efficient use of land, labour and cap...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential role of private sector finance in complementing public funding for (i) environmental land management and (ii) farm resilience.

The Farming Roadmap has been published, providing a clear long-term direction for the sector and a flexible framework for its journey through to 2050. The Roadmap sets out the Government’s approach to supporting a profitable, productive, resilient and sus...

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that reformed farming schemes support the resilience of domestic food production against (i) climate shocks and (ii) supply chain shocks.

This Government has committed to maintain overall food production in England by increasing farm productivity and profitability. As set out in the Farming Roadmap, nature‑friendly farming systems can sustain or enhance production while strengthening resili...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of administrative burdens faced by farmers applying for support schemes.

The changes being made to SFI26 (Sustainable Farming Incentive) have come after substantial stakeholder engagement and are designed to make the scheme simpler, more accessible, and improve value for money. The SFI26 offer will have 71 actions, compared wi...

Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to measure the potential impact of the Farming Roadmap on domestic food security.

The Defra Farming Roadmap sets out the Government’s long-term plan for agriculture, providing a clear direction to 2050 for a profitable, productive, sustainable and resilient sector. The effect of the Farming Roadmap on domestic food security should be a...

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that agri-environment funding remains accessible to small and medium-sized farms in Buckinghamshire.

To date smaller farms have been less likely to be in agri-environment schemes such as SFI. A quarter of SFI money goes to just 4% of farms, which isn't fair. SFI26 will have two application windows to ensure as many farmers as possible can benefit from a ...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of private investment in supporting agricultural transition in Buckinghamshire.

The Farming Roadmap has been published, providing a clear long-term direction for the sector and a flexible framework for its journey through to 2050. The Roadmap sets out the Government’s approach to supporting a profitable, productive, resilient and sus...

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to promote awareness among farmers and food producers in Buckinghamshire of new export opportunities created by the mutual recognition of UK and Japanese organic livestock standards.

Japan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the equivalency of each other’s organic livestock standards will help British exporters to meet growing consumer demand for organic products in Japan. Defra has a network of 16 agri-food and drink attaches who work to remove trade barriers and support UK agri-food businesses to export. This includes an attaché based in Japan. Last year the network removed over 50 trade barriers, estimated by industry to be worth £127million per annum. Businesses in Buckinghamshire can access a range of tools and support available through the Business Growth Service via business.gov.uk to help businesses sell abroad and find the best country for their product. Additional support can be accessed through the UK Business Academy, which is a free training programme for UK businesses looking to grow their international sales.

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support organic food producers in Buckinghamshire to access export opportunities to Japan.

Japan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the equivalency of each other’s organic livestock standards will help British exporters to meet growing consumer demand for organic products in Japan. Defra has a network of 16 agri-food and drink attaches who work to remove trade barriers and support UK agri-food businesses to export. This includes an attaché based in Japan. Last year the network removed over 50 trade barriers, estimated by industry to be worth £127million per annum. Businesses in Buckinghamshire can access a range of tools and support available through the Business Growth Service via business.gov.uk to help businesses sell abroad and find the best country for their product. Additional support can be accessed through the UK Business Academy, which is a free training programme for UK businesses looking to grow their international sales.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-Japan organic equivalency agreement on organic farmers and producers in Buckinghamshire.

Japan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the equivalency of each other’s organic livestock standards will help British exporters to meet growing consumer demand for organic products in Japan. Defra has a network of 16 agri-food and drink attaches who work to remove trade barriers and support UK agri-food businesses to export. This includes an attaché based in Japan. Last year the network removed over 50 trade barriers, estimated by industry to be worth £127million per annum. Businesses in Buckinghamshire can access a range of tools and support available through the Business Growth Service via business.gov.uk to help businesses sell abroad and find the best country for their product. Additional support can be accessed through the UK Business Academy, which is a free training programme for UK businesses looking to grow their international sales.