Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4362
Farming Recovery Fund
Tabled: 5 September 2024
Answered: 23 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Steve Barclay
Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers who are eligible for support under the expanded Farming Recovery Fund announced on 24 May 2024 have been (a) (i) identified and (ii) contacted by the Rural Payments Ag
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerAll eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million.