Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he is taking to ensure that nature-friendly farming funding schemes are accessible.”
Tabled: 12 June 2025Answered: 19 June 2025
Asked by
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
On 11 June, we committed to the largest ever investment in nature. Funding for the environmental land management schemes will increase to £2 billion per annum by 2028-29, and we now have more farmers than ever in nature-friendly farming schemes, which we should all be pleased about. We are reforming the sustainable farming incentive to target funds fairly and effectively, and to ensure that, in those schemes, the user experience is absolutely prioritised.