Farmers: Government Assistance
Commons · Question 1487 · Tabled 24 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase support for farmers to mitigate the impacts of crops (a) lost and (b) not planted due to wet weather.
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 ...