Farmers: Government Assistance
Commons · Question 37906 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support farmers through the agricultural transition following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 25 Mar 2025
This Government is proud to have secured the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s history, with £5 billion being spent to support farmers over a 2-year period. Defra has closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for the sub...