Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14281

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 14 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers with the phase-out of the direct payments under the Basic Payment Scheme.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Government has committed to support farmers through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. This will include the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our countr...

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