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Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

Inquiry

Wales has a long tradition of farming, and the sector is integral to the Welsh economy. In 2022, agriculture, fishing and forestry accounted for 1.8% of total employment in Wales and over 90% of the land area of Wales is utilised for farming. Our predecessor Committee reported that in 2020, the gross output of agriculture in Wales was worth £1.7 billion to the Welsh economy, with agriculture comprising 1% of the total Gross Value Added for Wales.

Agriculture is devolved to the Welsh Government, and the items related to agriculture that are reserved to the UK Government are:

  • International Trade;
  • Taxation;
  • Banking and Loans;
  • Immigration and Migration Policy.

With these reserved competencies in mind, the Committee is inviting written submissions by 14 April 2025. These should focus on:

1. Within the scope of its reserved responsibilities, what support is the UK Government providing to the Welsh farming sector and what support from the UK Government does the sector require?

2. What is the potential impact of the UK Government’s proposed inheritance tax reforms on farms in Wales?

3. What is the potential impact of the UK Government’s decision to replace the ring-fenced funding for agriculture with ‘Barnettised’ agricultural funding for farms in Wales?

4. How has the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union affected farms in Wales?

5. How has the export market for Welsh agricultural goods evolved since the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union?

          a. Do farms in Wales currently have access to the skilled and seasonal labour they need?

          b. What could the UK Government's proposed 'UK-EU reset' achieve for the farming sector in Wales?

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 14 April 2025.

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Wednesday 16 July 2025
2:30pm Public
Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities - Oral evidence 16 July 2025
2:30pm
  • Daniel Zeichner MP (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Ceri Morgan CBE (Director of EU and International Trade at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Tessa Jones (Agri-food Chain Director at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 4 June 2025
2:30pm Public
Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities - Oral evidence 4 June 2025
2:30pm
  • Aled Jones (President at National Farmers Union Cymru)
  • Gareth Parry (Head of Policy at Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW))
  • Dominic Hampson-Smith (Rural Affairs Chair at Wales Young Farmers Clubs)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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