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star this property date less than 2024-02-16more like thismore than 2024-02-16
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that future multi-annual farming support funding is given in seven-year blocks. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill more like this
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Steven Bonnar more like this
star this property uin 14188 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-23more like thismore than 2024-02-23
star this property answer text <p>The farming budget is set through UK government funding settlements which typically cover 3-5 year period.</p><p> </p><p>Environmental land management agreements are funded over different time periods, retaining flexibility for farmers within our offers, with options for longer agreements where farmers want or need those.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2024-02-23T13:25:50.253Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-23T13:25:50.253Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Steven Bonnar more like this
1689266
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2024-02-16more like thismore than 2024-02-16
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will guarantee funding for farming subsidies after 2025. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill more like this
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Steven Bonnar more like this
star this property uin 14189 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-23more like thismore than 2024-02-23
star this property answer text <p>Defra has guaranteed the annual budget for the farming sector for the life of this Parliament. Future budgets will be decided by future governments.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2024-02-23T13:22:45.587Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-23T13:22:45.587Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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4748
star this property label Biography information for Steven Bonnar more like this
1684860
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star this property date less than 2024-01-24more like thismore than 2024-01-24
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to replace the cross-compliance regulations for rural payments which ceased to have effect on 31 December 2023. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
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Caroline Lucas more like this
star this property uin 11301 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-06more like thismore than 2024-02-06
star this property answer text <p>Farm standards following the end of cross compliance are being maintained through existing and ongoing domestic regulations that protect the environment, public, animal and plant health and animal welfare. These regulations cover most of the cross-compliance rules. Almost all of the rules that are not in underlying legislation have cover through existing and forthcoming guidance, regulation or incentives. We will seek to regulate to maintain hedgerow protections when parliamentary time allows.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2024-02-06T17:04:18.553Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-06T17:04:18.553Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
1684861
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star this property date less than 2024-01-24more like thismore than 2024-01-24
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the end of cross-compliance regulations for rural payments on (a) hedgerows, (b) soil cover and (c) watercourse buffer strips. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
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Caroline Lucas more like this
star this property uin 11302 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-06more like thismore than 2024-02-06
star this property answer text <p>An assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of the removal of direct payments and cross compliance was published in September 2018, during the passage of the Agriculture Bill.</p><p> </p><p>We will seek to regulate to maintain hedgerow protections when parliamentary time allows. The gaps between cross compliance rules and regulatory requirements in regard to water buffer strips and soil cover are either mitigated by regulation such as through generalised provisions in Farming Rules for Water and the Water Resources Act, guidance like the Code of Practice of the use of Plant Protection Products, and standards in the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2024-02-06T17:21:47.807Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-06T17:21:47.807Z
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4055
unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
1679114
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star this property date less than 2023-12-19more like thismore than 2023-12-19
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ensure that farmers are able to (a) access and (b) use capital grants. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale more like this
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Tim Farron more like this
star this property uin 7537 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-01-08more like thismore than 2024-01-08
star this property answer text <p>We have a range of capital grant offers which are readily accessible to our farmers, foresters and land managers to help improve our environment by planting trees and hedges, reducing air pollution and improving water quality. We also offer opportunities for them to invest in the equipment, technology and infrastructure that will help their businesses to prosper, while improving their productivity and enhancing the environment. These grants will continue to be available next year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2024-01-08T15:08:57.887Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-08T15:08:57.887Z
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4055
unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Tim Farron more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-12-18more like thismore than 2023-12-18
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made towards developing a new regulatory regime to be implemented once cross-compliance ends in 2024. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Chesterfield more like this
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Mr Toby Perkins more like this
star this property uin 7314 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-01-08more like thismore than 2024-01-08
star this property answer text <p>Defra has been working to ensure we deliver fair, effective regulation of farming and maintain our important environmental and animal health standards. All Defra group regulators have been involved in creating a better shared regulatory approach. Recent improvements include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>publication of a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Frules-for-farmers-and-land-managers&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C2358b902182641582bbe08dc013689e2%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638386580941387919%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VmY5%2BCnhR0reaiR7f4a7tti5vJi6ObK0vHVlme6NSNA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">single navigation page</a> for rules for farmers on GOV.UK, developed with farmers, making it easier to find out what rules apply</li><li>increasing the advice offered by the Farming Advice Service so we can reach more farmers.</li><li>expanding the regulatory resource for the Environment Agency with a test and learn approach on how we best enable compliance.</li><li>opening Round 2 of our slurry infrastructure grant, as part of our commitment to spend over £200m on infrastructure and equipment grants to help to help livestock farmers in England tackle pollution from slurry.</li><li>consulting on how we can best protect hedgerows as we phase out farm subsidies and cross compliance rules.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As part of the Shared Regulatory Approach, we have worked with:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the Environment Agency in how it supports farmers to undertake farming activities in a way that minimises risk to environmental outcomes</li><li>Natural England in how it helps farmers protect and enhance Protected Sites and biodiversity</li><li>the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency in how they help farmers to protect the health of our plants and animals and to maintain biosecurity</li><li>the Forestry Commission in how it helps farmers protect and enhance our trees and woodlands.</li></ul><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2024-01-08T14:59:34.77Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-08T14:59:34.77Z
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4055
unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-11-23more like thismore than 2023-11-23
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance on cross compliance updated on 14 February 2023, which (a) cross compliance standards and (b) rules for participants in the Basic Payments Scheme or Countryside Stewardship will cease to have effect in 2024 and are not otherwise provided for in their entirety in English law as of 23 November 2023. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
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Caroline Lucas more like this
star this property uin 3459 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
star this property answer text <p>Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) cross compliance rules 1, 4, 5 and 7a are not fully replicated in existing domestic legislation as follows.</p><p> </p><p>GAEC 1, which requires the maintenance of green cover, non-cultivation of land and spraying of pesticides within two metres of a water course. Domestic legislation, the Farming Rules for Water, however, provides rules preventing the application of manure and fertiliser close to a water course. It also prescribes that farmers must take all reasonable precautions to prevent pollution from cultivation practices, such as spraying pesticides. The use of pesticides is also set out in the Code of Practice for using Plant Protection Products.</p><p> </p><p>GAEC 4 and GAEC 5, which require a minimum soil cover and measures to minimise soil erosion. Again, the Farming Rules for Water sets out generalised soil cover and erosion measures where it may prevent agricultural diffuse pollution. There is no reference to mitigation of wind erosion in the Farming Rules for Water. GAEC rules 4 and 5 are not covered elsewhere in domestic legislation.</p><p> </p><p>GAEC 7a, which requires the maintenance of green cover within two metres of the centre of a hedge and the prohibition of cutting a hedge between 1 March and 31 August. Also, the removal of stone walls, earth and stone banks. Defra has recently consulted on new legislation to replace the cross compliance hedgerow protections. As set out in January 2023 Defra plans to pay, as part of Environmental Land Management schemes, for new actions to maintain drystone walls, stone and earth banks in good condition.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2023-12-04T16:41:19.193Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-04T16:41:19.193Z
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4055
unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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3930
star this property label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-07-17more like thismore than 2023-07-17
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding through the Basic Payment Scheme has reduced in each year since 2020; and by how much she plans to reduce payments in each of the next three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale more like this
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Tim Farron more like this
star this property uin 194405 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-07-24more like thismore than 2023-07-24
star this property answer text <p>Defra reports expenditure under agricultural support schemes by financial year rather than calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>Applying reductions to Direct Payments frees up money to be spent on financial assistance under our other schemes for farmers and land managers. As set out in our Future Farming and Countryside Programme annual report, published in October 2022, we spent £1.654 billion on Direct Payments in financial year 2021 to 2022. That was part of a total spend of £2.294 billion on existing farming schemes and our new financial assistance schemes, as set out in that report.</p><p> </p><p>Information about spend on Direct Payments, and financial assistance under our other schemes, for later financial years will be included in future annual reports.</p><p> </p><p>The reductions that we plan to apply to Direct Payments up to, and including, the 2024 scheme year were set out in our Agricultural Transition Plan in November 2020. The Government intends to continue to make gradual reductions in Direct Payments across the rest of the transition until the last year of Direct Payments in 2027.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
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less than 2023-07-24T14:30:43.853Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-24T14:30:43.853Z
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4055
unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Tim Farron more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-02-22more like thismore than 2023-02-22
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding redirected from the Basic Payment Scheme to Agricultural Transition Plan schemes has been disbursed to farmers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Cambridge more like this
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Daniel Zeichner more like this
star this property uin 150508 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-27more like thismore than 2023-02-27
star this property answer text <p>The farming budget in England is an average £2.4bn per year to 2024/25. We are now two years into our 7-year transition period where we are phasing out farm subsidies and instead investing the money in farming and the environment. The budget available for the sector is the same. We are committed to being transparent about the budget and how it is spent. We included in the Agriculture Act a requirement for government to publish an annual report about the budget, and we did this for the first time in 2022. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffuture-farming-and-countryside-programme-annual-report-2021-to-2022%2Ffuture-farming-and-countryside-programme-annual-report-2021-to-2022-html-version&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C8f4f579fcae243a3991e08db166346ee%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638128387860364244%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KahJwzDAfOQu0CsOldaOZ4ZrftxImx3xySjKOhEm9RU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Future Farming and Countryside Programme annual report, 2021 to 2022 (HTML version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>That report set out that during 2021/22 a total of £2.294bn was spent, including £2.274bn being paid to farmers and land managers. £20m was spent on Technical Assistance to support the design, implementation and delivery of schemes within the programme, including staff and contractors, representing less than 1% of the total spend. That amount aligns with the levels spent under CAP.</p><p> </p><p>There is not a like for like comparison of the reductions applied to Direct Payments being invested in new schemes in a given year since the original composition of the £2.4bn included RDPE schemes as well as Direct Payments and the budget is an average across this Parliament.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 150509 more like this
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less than 2023-02-27T13:40:42.567Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-27T13:40:42.567Z
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4055
unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-02-22more like thismore than 2023-02-22
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs remove filter
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Agriculture: Subsidies remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding redirected from the Basic Payment Scheme to new schemes as part of the Government’s Agricultural Transition Plan has been spent on additional staff and contractors for her Department. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Cambridge more like this
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Daniel Zeichner more like this
star this property uin 150509 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-27more like thismore than 2023-02-27
star this property answer text <p>The farming budget in England is an average £2.4bn per year to 2024/25. We are now two years into our 7-year transition period where we are phasing out farm subsidies and instead investing the money in farming and the environment. The budget available for the sector is the same. We are committed to being transparent about the budget and how it is spent. We included in the Agriculture Act a requirement for government to publish an annual report about the budget, and we did this for the first time in 2022. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffuture-farming-and-countryside-programme-annual-report-2021-to-2022%2Ffuture-farming-and-countryside-programme-annual-report-2021-to-2022-html-version&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C8f4f579fcae243a3991e08db166346ee%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638128387860364244%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KahJwzDAfOQu0CsOldaOZ4ZrftxImx3xySjKOhEm9RU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Future Farming and Countryside Programme annual report, 2021 to 2022 (HTML version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>That report set out that during 2021/22 a total of £2.294bn was spent, including £2.274bn being paid to farmers and land managers. £20m was spent on Technical Assistance to support the design, implementation and delivery of schemes within the programme, including staff and contractors, representing less than 1% of the total spend. That amount aligns with the levels spent under CAP.</p><p> </p><p>There is not a like for like comparison of the reductions applied to Direct Payments being invested in new schemes in a given year since the original composition of the £2.4bn included RDPE schemes as well as Direct Payments and the budget is an average across this Parliament.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 150508 more like this
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less than 2023-02-27T13:40:42.52Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-27T13:40:42.52Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mark Spencer more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner more like this