Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4363
Farming Recovery Fund
Tabled: 5 September 2024
Answered: 23 September 2024
Question
Steve Barclay
Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for the expanded Farming Recovery Fund announced on 24 May 2024 (a) has been paid out as of 5 September 2024 and (b) is projected
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.