Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 39980
Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land
Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that common land can enter (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Countryside Stewardship schemes.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerWe fully recognise the importance of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) for common land – and we strongly want the schemes to be available to commons as we move forward. We will be reforming the SFI offe...
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