Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80856

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

John Milne

Liberal DemocratHorsham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support the holders of agri-environment agreements that expire in 2025 to access new agreements.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra are offering a one-year extension to more than 5,000 farmers whose Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier (CS MT) agreements are due to expire on 31 December this year. This targeted, time-limited extension is being offered, whilst we develop the reformed...

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