Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68523

Agricultural Machinery: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal DemocratGlastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to farming businesses wishing to implement fire suppression measures on agricultural machinery.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Fire suppression equipment for agricultural machinery is not currently in scope of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund. The Fund provides grants towards the costs of equipment to improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welf...

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