That this House expresses deep concern at the defunding of rural Britain; notes that the local government settlements, health provision and energy policies of this Labour Government are massively harming Britain's most rural communities; highlights the major cuts to council spending that will be required as a result of the recent local government funding settlement; further notes that more than 46,000 homes in Cumbria do not have mains gas and that many rely on heating fuels such as oil or liquefied petroleum gas, the price of which has rocketed dramatically increased in recent months due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East; is alarmed by cuts to continuing healthcare support for people with serious conditions; and calls on the Government to end this pattern of neglect towards rural communities by delivering a truly fairly funded settlement and comprehensive rural strategy.

That this House expresses deep concern at the defunding of rural Britain; notes that the local government settlements, health provision and energy policies of this Labour Government are massively harming Britain's most rural communities; highlights the major cuts to council spending that will be required as a result of the...

That this House regrets the proposed defunding of the Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship from 1 September 2026; recognises that this apprenticeship prepares practitioners to design and deliver outdoor learning programmes that support educational achievement, children’s wellbeing, enrichment and SEND inclusion, often directly within schools and educational settings; notes that this programme is the only natural and essential next step from the Level 3 Outdoor Activity Instructor apprenticeships for young people at the start of their careers; expresses concern that the timescales and lack of consultation will impact many early career starts in a small, specialist sector highly dependent on stable workforce routes; and calls on the Government to pause plans to defund this standard to allow proper consultation with the outdoor learning sector.

That this House regrets the proposed defunding of the Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship from 1 September 2026; recognises that this apprenticeship prepares practitioners to design and deliver outdoor learning programmes that support educational achievement, children’s wellbeing, enrichment and SEND inclusion, often directly within schools and educational settings; notes...

That this House recognises the vital contribution that British farmers make to our economy, environment and food security; understands that the farming industry has suffered from the botched trade deals that the former Conservative Government negotiated and the poorly managed transition to environmental land management schemes, increases in input costs, workforce shortages, extreme weather events and cuts to incomes; expresses deep concern at the Government's policy to cap agricultural property relief to an effective tax rate of 20% on all agricultural assets which are valued at over £2.5 million; believes that this decision unfairly affects family farms and rural businesses and may force tenant farmers and family farms to stop farming; notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ day-to-day spending is being cut by 2.7% annually from 2025/26 to 2027/28; further notes the Chancellor’s decision to accelerate the phase-out of the direct payments under the basic payment scheme; further believes that these decisions put national food security, the natural environment and the heritage of agricultural communities and the rural economy at greater risk; and urges the Government to reverse its changes to agricultural property relief, to raise the farming budget by £1 billion a year and to issue an urgent review into the accelerated phase-out of the direct payments under the basic payment scheme to make sure that our farmers can continue to feed the nation and protect our natural environment.

That this House recognises the vital contribution that British farmers make to our economy, environment and food security; understands that the farming industry has suffered from the botched trade deals that the former Conservative Government negotiated and the poorly managed transition to environmental land management schemes, increases in input costs,...

That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s 2025 Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real terms by 2.3% annually, with a real terms cut to the farming budget of around £100 million; understands budget cuts will have potentially devastating consequences for the environment, the rural economy, farming communities and food security whilst creating uncertainty for the funding of regulatory bodies such as Natural England and the Environment Agency; notes that this cut comes at a time of great uncertainty for farming businesses after the botched transition, bungled trade deals and budget underspend overseen by the Conservatives in government; further notes the risks to farming businesses caused by the Government's changes to inheritance tax, the accelerated phase out of the basic payments scheme and the sudden closure of sustainable farming incentive applications; calls on the Government to confirm what impact DEFRA budget cuts will have on the rural economy, food security and climate and nature goals; further calls on the Government to clarify which schemes will be funded by the £400 million allocated for nature and the £300 million unallocated under the farming budget; and urges the Government to properly fund profitable, sustainable and nature-friendly farming with an extra £1 billion a year for Environmental Land Management Schemes to make sure our farmers can continue to feed the nation and protect and enhance our natural environment.

That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s 2025 Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real terms by 2.3% annually, with a real terms cut to the farming budget of around £100 million; understands budget cuts will have potentially devastating consequences for the environment, the rural...

That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real terms by 2.3% annually, with a real terms cut to the farming budget of around £100m; understands budget cuts will have potentially devastating consequences for the environment, the rural economy, farming communities and food security whilst creating uncertainty for the funding of regulatory bodies such as Natural England and the Environment Agency; notes that this cut comes at a time of great uncertainty for farming businesses after the botched transition, bungled trade deals and budget underspend overseen by the Conservatives in government; further notes the risks to farming businesses caused by the Government's changes to Inheritance Tax, the accelerated phase out of the Basic Payments Scheme and the sudden closure of Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) applications; calls on the Government to confirm what impact DEFRA budget cuts will have on the rural economy, food security and climate and nature goals; further calls on the Government to clarify which scheme(s) will be provided funding with the £400m allocated for nature and the £300m unallocated under the farming budget; and urges the Government to properly fund profitable, sustainable and nature-friendly farming with an extra £1 billion a year for Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) to make sure our farmers can continue to feed the nation, protect and enhance our natural environment.

That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real terms by 2.3% annually, with a real terms cut to the farming budget of around £100m; understands budget cuts will have potentially devastating consequences for the environment, the rural economy, farming...