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Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Bromsgrove

Asked by Bradley ThomasConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 59930

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in Bromsgrove.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Agreements under the Countryside Stewardship scheme in the Bromsgrove Parliamentary Constituency area contain 2,139 hectares of land as of 2024. The scheme supports a range of enhanced environmental outcomes from restoring wildlife habitats, creating woodlands to managing flood risk.

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier is expected to continue to deliver a range of environmental benefits to farmers when it opens to new applications.

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