Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35785
Agriculture: Subsidies
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Question
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve technical issues within the Rural Payments Agency that prevent common landowners applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive due to in
Answer
Daniel Zeichner68% of common land is currently taking part in our agri-environment schemes. Defra will continue to work with our delivery partners to ensure future schemes will be accessible to managers of common land.