Farming and agriculture: this week in Parliament and GOV.UK

Week of Monday 26 October 2026 to Sunday 1 November 2026. Updated automatically every Monday from Policy Radar's archive of official sources; next update Monday 9 November 2026.

This week at a glance

Debates, statements and motions

• Domestic Farming and Food Supply

  Debate, 2 items · Tue 27 Oct · hansard.parliament.uk

• Emma Burgess awarded Farmers Weekly Agricultural Student of the Year

  Early day motion · Mon 26 Oct · edm.parliament.uk

Written questions and answers

• Sustainable Farming Incentive

  3 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

  3 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Agriculture: Animal Welfare

  2 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Agriculture: Poultry

  2 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Community Infrastructure Levy: Agriculture

  2 written questions and answers · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Mon 26 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Agriculture: Water Supply

  Written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What steps she is taking with the private sector to set up more farming and horticulture apprenticeships.

  Written question · Department for Education · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What steps she is taking to support nature friendly farming initiatives in Lincolnshire.

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What the remaining budget is for the Sustainable Farming Incentive for new agreements over the course of…

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What the cost is of the live existing agreements for a) Sustainable Farming Incentive, b) Countryside…

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What proportion of this financial year's farming budget has been committed.

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• How much funding has been allocated to the farming budget across this Parliament by financial year.

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

And 34 more question topics this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.

GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications

• The Princess Royal to visit Cape Town for Commonwealth Agriculture Conference

  News · Tue 27 Oct · gov.uk

• Thousands of young people put down roots in agricultural careers at Jobs Fair

  News · DWP · Mon 26 Oct · gov.uk

• Intensive farming risk assessment for your environmental permit

  Publication · Environment Agency, Defra · Sun 1 Nov · gov.uk

• Latest agricultural price indices

  Publication · Defra · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Historical statistics notices on agricultural price indices, 2026

  Publication · Defra · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Historic agricultural facts: England regional profiles

  Publication · Defra · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Agricultural facts: England regional profiles

  Publication · Defra · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Agricultural and Rural Crime in Northern Ireland, period ending 30 September 2026

  Publication · PSNI, NISRA · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme

  Publication · FSA · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Inheritance Tax: preventing unintended deductions for liabilities in trust arrangements

  Publication · HMRC · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk

• Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture: 2025

  Publication · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) · Mon 26 Oct · gov.uk

• Agricultural facts: England regional profiles 2025

  Publication · Defra · Mon 26 Oct · gov.uk

And 1 more items this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.

How this page is made

Every Monday we search the official items Policy Radar collected in the past week (Monday to Sunday) for these words in the title: farming, farmers, agriculture, agricultural, livestock, farms, inheritance tax. Written questions on the same subject are grouped together, and amendments are grouped by bill. Matching on titles is quick but rough: some relevant items will be missing and a few may be off-topic. Each item links to the official page. For farmers, landowners and agricultural suppliers.