Written questions

Agriculture: Finance

Commons · Question 66425 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the long-term financial security of farmers, in the context of changes made to the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 16 Jul 2025

We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. We are investing more than £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery, the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s hi...