Farms: Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 68396 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Spring Statement 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the funding of the Farming and Countryside Programme on the net number of
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 21 Jul 2025
We are increasing the budget for sustainable farming and 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 t...