United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 41711
Sugar Beet
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26 March 2025
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2 April 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of confirming NFU Sugar as the UK sugar beet growers’ representative in contract negotiations with British Sugar.
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26 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of confirming NFU Sugar as the UK sugar beet growers’ representative in contract negotiations with British Sugar.
Source: Commons
2 April 2025
Answer
The Government recognises the importance of sugar beet farmers and their vital contribution 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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-26/41711
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1789009
- uk · wq-1789009 · source updated 2 April 2025