Ms Julie Minns

Ms Julie Minns

Labour — Carlisle

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 October 2026

Debate

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Contribution

The Government were absolutely right to redesign the SFI to prioritise smaller farming businesses so that taxpayer money supports more farms. However, in Cumbria, 54% of the land is less favourable, which means that my farmers have to hold more land to get a viable farm, pushing them into window 2. Will the Minister, when he looks at the next SFI, please ensure that it recognises that acreage alone should not determine which window farmers apply in?

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