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 DemocratHoniton 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 Zeichner
68% 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.