Oral QuestionScotland Office

“What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.”

Tabled: 7 December 2021Answered: 15 December 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

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.