Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16710

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 28 November 2024

Answered: 19 December 2024

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the timeline for announcing the phase-out of direct payments under the Basic Payment Scheme.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

There is no change to the timeline for phasing out delinked payments. We plan to pay delinked payments each year from 2024 to 2027.