| Heading: |
Sugar Beet |
| Question ID: |
1790572 |
| UIN: |
42737 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5065 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rachel Taylor
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| Asking Member handle: |
RachelTaylorNWB
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@RachelTaylorNWB
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with sugar beet farmers on negotiations with British Sugar. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4382 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Daniel Zeichner
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| Answering Member handle: |
danielzeichner
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@danielzeichner
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises the importance of sugar beet farmers who are vital to UK sugar production. Also, that sugar beet itself, used in crop rotations, is beneficial to soil and crop health and allows arable farms a season of “rest” from cereal product... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |