Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 93536

Agriculture: Water

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Patrick Spencer

Independent — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) reopen the water management grant for farmers and (b) introduce new support to improve farm productivity through more efficient use of water and secure water s

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Water Management Grant is designed to help improve farm productivity and water resilience through supporting investment in irrigation infrastructure and construction of reservoirs on-farm. Our last round, worth up to £6 million, closed to new applicat...

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