Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 20324

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodologies the Rural Payments Agency uses to determine the set proportion of total eligible farm area provided funding.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Rural Payments Agency uses both the Environment Agency and Met Office data to establish which farm businesses may be eligible for Farming Recovery Payment. The data on river flooding and exceptional rainfall allows the agency to identify affected land...
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