Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74005
Horses: Dartmoor
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025
Question
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to protect Dartmoor ponies.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleIn Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, now open for applications, we have removed the competition between cattle and ponies as recommended in the Dartmoor review. We provide payment for grazing with both, and both are eligible under the native breeds at ...
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