Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95848

Birds: Animal Feed

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to help ensure farmers are not out of pocket for costs incurred under AB12 supplementary feeding for farmland birds.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Under the Environmental Land Management Capital Grants scheme, AB12 aims to provide bird feed during the winter period when other food sources are scarce. It pays £732 per tonne for every 2 hectares (ha) of winter bird food and is available under Countrys...

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