Farming Recovery Fund
Commons · Question 20323 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Jan 2025
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 effectiveness of the methodologies used by the Rural Payments Agency for deciding which areas of farmland are eligible for the Farm
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 6 Jan 2025
The Rural Payments Agency uses both the Environment Agency and Met Office data to establish which farm businesses may be eligible for Farming Recovery Payment. The data on river flooding and exceptional rainfall allows the agency to identify affected land...