Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102258

Agriculture: National Landscapes

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme on educational access for disadvantaged children, and whether th

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
At the Oxford Farming Conference on 8 January, the Secretary of State was pleased to announce a three-year extension to the programme with an additional £30m of funding.