Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31555
Agriculture: Flood Control
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Question
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which farmers will contribute towards natural flood defence measures.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerEnvironmental Land Management schemes and other Government grant payments create incentives for land managers to adopt sustainable farming practices, which provide benefits for agricultural productivity, biodiversity and resilience to climate events. For ...
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