Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85530

Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Buckinghamshire

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Countryside Stewardship agreements currently in place in Buckinghamshire are eligible for the one-year extension announced in October 2025.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
There are 6474 hectares of farmland in Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements in Buckinghamshire which are due to expire on 31 December 2025. The majority of these will be offered a one-year extension.