Agriculture: Subsidies
Commons · Question 20324 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodologies the Rural Payments Agency uses to determine the set proportion of total eligible farm area provided funding.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 20 Dec 2024
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...