Written questions

Agriculture: Finance

Lords · Question HL8873 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market

To ask His Majesty's Government how much financial assistance DEFRA will provide in total to support the agriculture sector in the new Spending Review period.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 8 Jul 2025

We are investing more than £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery. Funding for the Environmental Land Management Schemes paid to farmers will increase by 150% from £800 million in 2023/24 to £2 billion by 2028/29. Overall farmers and land mana...