United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101962
Agriculture: Land Use
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2 January 2026
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9 January 2026 · Answer
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Agriculture
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9 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect Best and Most Versatile agricultural land from development.
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2 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect Best and Most Versatile agricultural land from development.
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9 January 2026
Answer
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) underlines the importance of the Best and Most Versatile agricultural land which is the land most valuable for food production. Where significant development of agricultural land is demonstrated to be necessar...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101962
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1866837
- uk · wq-1866837 · source updated 9 January 2026