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Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Buckinghamshire

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85530

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Countryside Stewardship agreements currently in place in Buckinghamshire are eligible for the one-year extension announced in October 2025.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

There are 6474 hectares of farmland in Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements in Buckinghamshire which are due to expire on 31 December 2025. The majority of these will be offered a one-year extension.

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