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Agricultural Machinery: Fire Prevention

Commons · Question 68523 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to farming businesses wishing to implement fire suppression measures on agricultural machinery.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 22 Jul 2025

Fire suppression equipment for agricultural machinery is not currently in scope of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund. The Fund provides grants towards the costs of equipment to improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welf...