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Agriculture: Subsidies

Commons · Question 80861 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of implementing a one-year rollover for agri-environment agreements that are due to expire in

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 20 Oct 2025

Defra are offering a one-year extension to more than 5,000 farmers whose Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier (CS MT) agreements are due to expire on 31 December this year. This targeted, time-limited extension is being offered, whilst we develop the reformed...