Agriculture: Rain
Commons · Question 1377 · Tabled 23 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation for farming businesses impacted by the recent period of prolonged and increased rainfall
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 29 Jul 2024
The Farming Recovery Fund is a contribution towards uninsured costs that have likely been incurred in re-establishing productive, farmable land in areas significantly damaged by water, caused by flooding from Storms Babet and Henk or exceptional rainfall ...