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1701161

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent flooding on (a) food production and (b) the health of livestock.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK agricultural sector is highly resilient and adaptable and operates in an open market with the value of commodities established by those in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The recent prolonged period of wet weather has impacted the UK arable and livestock sectors in several ways. These include late/limited planting opportunities for arable and horticulture crops; delayed turn out of grazing animals and the associated risk of diseases in keeping animals housed indoors for longer periods than usual, concerns about the potential scarcity and cost of straw; a build-up of stored slurry and reduced application opportunities; and wider concerns about the impact on mental health of farmers. Yields and productivity will also vary depending on individual farmer decisions, region, area and in the case of the arable sector, crop and soil type amongst other factors.</p><p> </p><p>A number of individual farms have clearly been affected by the wet weather. While the current market assessment is that there may be implications over the coming months for certain commodities, particularly in the expected yield and quality of several arable crops this summer/autumn, it is still too early to predict the full impact on domestic food production, especially if the weather improves in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the on-going situation, working closely with the industry and through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG). The UK AMMG held an interim meeting on 16 April to specifically consider the impacts of the weather on each commodity sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Farming Recovery Fund has been opened to provide farmers support to recover from uninsurable damage with grants of between £500 and £25,000 to return their land to the condition it was before exceptional flooding of Storm Henk. The fund was initially opened in nine English local authority areas where the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated to help farms which have experienced the highest levels of flooding. Eligibility for the Fund is actively under review.</p><p> </p><p>This forms part of a package of support available to farmers through the Flood Recovery Framework, including a grant of up to £2,500 through the Business Recovery Grant Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) sets out an analysis of statistical data relating to food security, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020 to present a report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years. It examines trends relevant to food security to present the best available understanding. The report was last published in December 2021 and will next be published by December 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Starting this year, we are strengthening our food security monitoring by producing the Annual Food Security Index. This will complement the UKFSR with a shorter and more regular report. The first version will be published at the Farm to Fork Summit in the Spring.</p><p> </p><p>The next UKFSR, which will be published later this year, will include analysis on the risk of flooding to food security as part of its assessment of longer-term climate-related trends.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 16:24:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

578579

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will pay the outstanding payments to farmers affected by storms Eva and Desmond last December.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL1723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2016 answer text <p>More than 1,000 applications for funding under the Farming Recovery Fund have been approved by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).</p><p> </p><p>Farmers have until the end of December 2016 to carry out the restoration work and then submit a claim for payment to us. RPA aims to process and made payments within a month of receiving a fully completed claim.</p><p> </p><p>To date the RPA has received 358 claims for payment and 268 of these have been paid.</p><p> </p><p>RPA is waiting for the remaining 750 claims to be submitted, the majority of which are expected in October and November.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/09/2016 13:36:01 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

517603

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of the 1,103 claims to the Flood Recovery Fund made by farmers in Cumbria, Northumberland, Lancashire, Yorkshire, County Durham and Greater Manchester, (1) who is responsible for approving those claims, (2) how many have been paid, and (3) what is the total value of those claims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL8196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Whilst the Farming Recovery Fund is not competitive, farmers wishing to apply to the Fund have to submit a formal application with evidence to support their need for a grant to contribute to the restoration of farmland badly affected by Storms Desmond or Eva. Payments are made to farmers once the work has been carried out and a claim has been submitted.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is responsible for determining the eligibility of Farming Recovery Fund applications, issuing grant funding agreements to eligible applicants, and receiving, processing and paying claims for costs incurred under those grant funding agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA received 1,103 applications for a total value of grant of £11,429,194 by the closing dates for the scheme. As of 5 May 2016, 209 applications have been approved with a total value of £1,947,738. A further 20 applications, with a value of £265,440, have been either rejected as ineligible or withdrawn by the applicant.</p><p> </p><p>Of the projects approved, 29 have been completed and have submitted claims with a value of £202,268. 13 of these claims have been paid with a total value of £78,504.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/05/2016 16:05:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

517604

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why processing claims to the Flood Recovery Fund have been delayed, and when they estimate that the processing of such claims will be completed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL8197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Farming Recovery Fund closed on 1 April in all areas except Greater Manchester, where it closed on 15 April. Of the total 1,103 applications received by 15 April, 515 were received in the week 28 March to 1 April and a further 18 were received by 15 April.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is taking measures to assess all the remaining applications received, including more staff resources and a review of the administrative checks required before approval. The RPA expects to process most applications by the end of May 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/05/2016 16:57:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

447368

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2016 to Question 21517, whether funding for the Farming Recovery Fund has been increased since its extension to farmers affected by recent flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	23954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>We will pay out on all eligible claims from farmers. Extending the Farming Recovery Fund to eligible farmers in Lancashire and Yorkshire impacted by Storm Eva will therefore increase the total amount that will be paid out from the fund.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/01/2016 11:25:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

443244

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Farming Recovery Fund to provide support for farmers in all areas affected by the recent flooding.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	21517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>We have extended the Farming Recovery Fund to allow eligible farmers in Lancashire and Yorkshire impacted by storm Eva, which hit over Christmas Day and Boxing Day, to be able to apply for support.</p><br /><p>The deadline for applications has been extended from 18 March 2016 to 1 April 2016 to provide further time for affected farmers to apply.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2016 17:43:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

436047

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the size of the Farming Recovery Fund, and how much has been paid to farmers to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Farmers affected by the recent flooding in Northern England will be able to apply for between £500 and £20,000 to cover the cost of work to restore damaged agricultural land.</p><p>The scheme is due to open for applications on 18 December and we will pay out on all eligible claims.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/12/2015 14:42:01 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

178134

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the publication Impact of 2014 Winter Floods on Agriculture in England, published on 4 June 2014, if her Department will estimate the (a) market value, (b) non-market value and (c) social value of the cost of those floods.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	223675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The report ‘The Economic Impact of the 2014 Winter Floods on Agriculture in England’, commissioned by Defra, estimated the economic cost of flooding on agriculture in England to be between £13.3 million and £28.5 million. A copy of the full report is available on the GOV.UK webpages. The report sets out the direct economic costs to the sector of the floods, but does not assess either non-market or social impacts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/02/2015 11:53:25 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

156971

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Farming Recovery Fund to cover the cost of restoration of agricultural land following the winter floods has been received by farmers and businesses to date.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	215494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>To date, £1,007,642 has been paid out to farmers and businesses in receipt of a Farming Recovery Fund grant against claims totalling £1,851,913.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2014 12:09:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle