Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31792

Agriculture: Sustainable Development

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been paid to farmers to improve environmental sustainability since 2016.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The Government spent £3.745 billion on Environmental Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and the Sustainable Farming Incentive from 2016 up to 28 February 2025 to improve environmental sustainability. An additional £36 million has been paid through the E...

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