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Agriculture: Finance

Commons · Question 25427 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's press release entitled New support to help farmers thrive for generations, published on 16 July 2026, whether recipients of funding will be required

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2026

There will be no requirement for grant recipients to demonstrate improvements in farm profitability as a condition of continued support. Farm profitability is influenced by a wide range of factors, many of which fall outside the scope of the fund and cann...