Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117183

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether underspend in the current financial year’s Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier budget will be (a) protected, and (b) carried forward into next year’s allocation.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Defra expects to increase both the numbers of farmers and land managers coming into the scheme and related spend on the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme over the course of the coming year. The scale of ambition for the number of agreements in th...

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