Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120457

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Lloyd Hatton

LabourSouth Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers received payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive for buffer strip actions in the previous scheme year.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
In the 2025 scheme year a total of 4,894 farm businesses received at least one payment for buffer strip actions delivered under the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.