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Agriculture: Subsidies

Asked by Richard FoordLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 35785

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve technical issues within the Rural Payments Agency that prevent common landowners applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive due to in

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

68% of common land is currently taking part in our agri-environment schemes. Defra will continue to work with our delivery partners to ensure future schemes will be accessible to managers of common land.

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