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Written question asked by Alicia Kearns (Conservative) on Monday, 19 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Monday, 9 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Agriculture: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund to include all poultry.

Answer

Grants for Animal Health and Welfare items remain focused on the most commonly farmed species: pigs, dairy cows, beef cattle, laying chickens, broiler chickens and sheep. No new assessment was conducted on expanding eligibility to additional species for this round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). Productivity and slurry items offered as part of FETF remain available to all eligible poultry keepers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
53182
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Agriculture Finance Eligibility Poultry
Link
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