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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Friday, 30 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2025. It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Monday, 9 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Farmers: Lancashire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38171 on Farmers: Lancashire, how much and what proportion of the Farming Recovery Fund has been allocated to support the mental health and wellbeing of farmers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

Answer

The Farming Recovery Fund provided a recovery payment for farmers who have suffered uninsurable damage from notably high main river flooding following Storms Babet and Henk or fall within an area which we have determined to be in receipt of exceptionally high rainfall during October 2023 to March 2024.

Lancashire did not fall into an eligible area.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
55128
Session
2024-26
Related items
Farmers: Lancashire
Friday, 21 March 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Farmers Mental health Lancashire Farming Recovery Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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