{"value":{"id":533488,"askingMemberId":4075,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2016-07-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2016-07-07T00:00:00","uin":"905730","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage more women to work in the food and farming industries.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4097,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2016-07-07T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Our farming and food sector need to draw from the widest possible range of talents, including women. A record 2600 women are now leading farms and am I keen to build on this, which is why I championed women’s involvement in farming at a recent round table.</p><p>There was significant growth in the take-up of agriculture as a degree course last year and it is encouraging that so many people are seeing the potential of this exciting career. More women than ever before are taking agriculture-related courses, with women now accounting for 62% of enrolments.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Agriculture: Females","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/533488","method":"GET"}]}