Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97852
Environmental Land Management Schemes
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Department has made of the proportion of agricultural land participating in Environmental Land Management schemes.
Answer
Dame Angela Eagle50% (4.3m ha) farmed land in England actively managed in schemes, another 14% (1.3m ha) covered by assessments and plans.