Written questions

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Commons · Question 107691 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to HCWS1230, how her Department will define small farms for the purposes of reopening the Sustainable Farming Incentive; what assessment she has made of barriers to part

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Jan 2026

The Government will publish a precise definition of a small farm before the first application window opens in June. This is one of the details the Government will be testing with key stakeholders. As confirmed at the Oxford Farming Conference, the Governm...