Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122442

Manure: Storage

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing funding to support the installation of sustainable slurry systems on farms.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Slurry Infrastructure Grant first opened in 2022 and has run for two rounds. The grant supports farmers to build 6-month slurry storage and to cover stores with impermeable covers to reduce ammonia emissions. The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund ...

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