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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Commons · Question 89424 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the continued suspension of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on farmers.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Nov 2025

There are currently record numbers of farmers taking part in farming schemes, including the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). As of April 2025, they supported 885,000 hectares of arable land being farmed without insecticides; 330,000 hectares of low in...