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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Asked by Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 17409

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the record-keeping requirement for the Sustainable Farming Initiative for 2024 will be maintained.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

For Sustainable Farming Incentive, the Rural Payments Agency carries out desk-based administrative checks on a sample basis which can include requesting and checking the nature and quality of any supporting evidence, such as receipts and farm records. There are no plans to remove this requirement.

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