Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112464
Hill Farming: Finance
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026
Question
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to financially support upland farmers in areas such as Exmoor.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra is working with Dr Hilary Cottam to develop a place-based approach for what uplands communities need, co-designing solutions to specific problems. The Government recently announced the extension of the Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) programme...
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