Agriculture: Subsidies
Commons · Question 64335 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process rural payments.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 8 Jul 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...