I am deeply concerned and saddened by the situation facing farming members and other employees of Dairy Farmers of Britain, following the announcement to call in the receivers (PricewaterhouseCoopers) on 3 June.
Publicly-funded schemes such as those available through Business Link are available to assist SMEs that find themselves in difficulties. Farmers who are in need of business advice should contact Business Link in their region. HMRC's Business Payment Support Service is also available for businesses which are finding it difficult to meet their tax commitments for the sorts of reasons faced by the farmers of Dairy Farmers of Britain.
Ministers have been in discussions with senior industry leaders and officials remain in close contact with the receivers to ensure that those who might need to access these schemes know how to do so.