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Written question asked by Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 16 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 December 2024 (named day). It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Monday, 6 January 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Farming Recovery Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the methodologies used by the Rural Payments Agency for deciding which areas of farmland are eligible for the Farming Recovery Fund.

Answer

The Rural Payments Agency uses both the Environment Agency and Met Office data to establish which farm businesses may be eligible for Farming Recovery Payment. The data on river flooding and exceptional rainfall allows the agency to identify affected land.

The full methodology can be found in the link below.

Our approach to Farming Recovery payments – Farming.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20323
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Eligibility Farming Recovery Fund
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk