Environmental Stewardship Scheme
Commons · Question 55350 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether farmers currently on expiring Higher Level Stewardship agreements will be eligible for the new payment rates if they (a) renew and (b) transition to Environmental Land Manageme
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 9 Jun 2025
Farmers whose Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreement expired in 2024 and that expire in 2025 have been offered an extension to their agreement. If they accept this extension, then they will benefit from the increases in the HLS rates. An individual's pa...