Environmental Land Management Schemes
Commons · Question 97852 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Department has made of the proportion of agricultural land participating in Environmental Land Management schemes.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 15 Dec 2025
50% (4.3m ha) farmed land in England actively managed in schemes, another 14% (1.3m ha) covered by assessments and plans.