Agriculture: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure long-term stability in the agricultural budget.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner
In the October 2024 budget, we committed £5 billion for farming over two years, including £1.8 billion for our environmental land management schemes - the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history. Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes remain at the centre of our offer for farmers and nature, and we have more than half of farmers in an ELM scheme, putting us on the path to a more resilient and sustainable farming sector.
Spending on farming in future financial years will be confirmed as part of the next spending review.
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