Written questions

Hill Farming: Finance

Commons · Question 112464 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to financially support upland farmers in areas such as Exmoor.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Feb 2026

Defra is working with Dr Hilary Cottam to develop a place-based approach for what uplands communities need, co-designing solutions to specific problems. The Government recently announced the extension of the Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) programme...