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Rural Payments Agency: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 68701 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Rural Payments Agency on upgrading its digital services to reduce errors and delays for users.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 25 Jul 2025

The Rural Payments Agency is supporting Defra’s Digital Data Technology Services team, the Livestock Improvement Transformation Programme, and the Farming & Countryside Programme on a suite of work to upgrade, improve and replace IT systems. The Rural...