Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32849
Agriculture: Pollution Control
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available for farmers to implement (a) buffer zones and (b) other measures aimed at preventing agricultural pollutants from entering rivers.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerLevels of water pollution are unacceptable, and water pollution is a crime. We are working with farmers through a suite of measures to reduce agricultural pollution. Defra’s Environmental Land Management schemes pay farmers for the delivery of environment...
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