Movement Assistance Scheme
Commons · Question 75000 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Allister
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Movement Assistance Scheme operating until 30 June 2025 had a statutory foundation beyond that set out by the Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) R
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 15 Sep 2025
At its inception, Defra relied on the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2020 as legal authority for spending on the Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS). Under the Act, Defra is permitted to spend public money on matters such as “deliver[ing] soci...