Agriculture: Subsidies
Commons · Question 56631 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure farmers receive payments from the Rural Payments Agency on time.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 17 Jun 2025
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) understands the importance of cashflow for farmers and rural businesses. It makes payments for schemes and grants against published performance indicators and continues to look at opportunities to issue payments as promptly...