Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38563

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department decided to cap the Sustainable Farming Incentive at £1.05 billion for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
As of 11 March, £1.05 billion had been paid to farmers or committed for payment through existing agreements or submitted applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) The SFI is an important offer, but it is part of a wider package which is why...

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