Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 105149

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sarah Bool

ConservativeSouth Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to differentiate between small and large farms in assessing eligibility for future SFI applications.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The department will publish a precise definition before the first application window opens in June.  This is one of the details we’ll be testing with key stakeholders.