Your lobbying guide – next steps on stopping the family farm tax

Updated23 April 2025

Scott Pepe

Scott Pepe

NFU external affairs manager

Adrian Ramsey MP meeting members at Westminster during the NFU's mass lobby

Adrian Ramsey MP meeting members at Westminster during the NFU's mass lobby

The constant drumbeat of family farm tax activity continues. NFU external affairs manager Scott Pepe gives us 5 steps we can all take to keep it at the forefront of politician's minds. 

The family farm tax is having an impact on farm businesses now. It’s causing untold anxiety, it’s stifling investment and it’s putting food security at risk.

But here’s the thing: the family farm tax isn’t law yet. The government still needs to introduce the legislation, and MPs still need to vote on it. The NFU is working day in, day out, to lobby the government to change its mind.

This page was first published on 05 December 2024. It was updated on 23 April 2025.


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