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Water: Conservation

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29865

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide grants to farmers for rainwater harvesting.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

We are committed to supporting all farming sectors to increase levels of productivity whilst increasing their sustainability and resilience. We are looking carefully at how to position further investment and support to enable the delivery of this Government's objectives, including on water security.

We plan to simplify and rationalise our grant funding, ensuring that grants deliver the most benefit for food security and nature. We will confirm any future grant rounds in due course.

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