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<p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has supported the farming and rural sector through
payments under a range of schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2023, the RPA has released
through schemes and grants approximately £326k in the Christchurch constituency. A
breakdown of these figures is in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Basic
Payment Scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Countryside Stewardship Scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Environmental
Stewardship</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustainable Farm Incentive</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other
Grants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£218,516</p></td><td><p>£57,616</p></td><td><p>£21,286</p></td><td><p>£5,602</p></td><td><p>£22,802</p></td><td><p>£325,822</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>There are no species recovery or landscape recovery projects funded within
the Christchurch constituency.</p><p> </p><p>There are no live Conservation and Enhancement
Scheme agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The Dorset peat project is Defra funded. However,
there are no peat restoration sites within the constituency boundary – sites at Cannon
Hill and Holt Heath are close to the boundary.</p><p> </p><p>The only project to highlight
which falls within the constituency is the Salisbury to sea (Christchurch Harbour)
fish barrier removal study, which also incorporates floodplain reconnection opportunities
funded by Network Rail but is being managed and contracted by Natural England in partnership
with the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Except for New Forest Higher Level Stewardship
there are no other funds that Natural England is aware of linked to New Forest National
Park which overlaps at the east boundary of the constituency.</p><p> </p><p>There
are Countryside Stewardship agreements funded and associated investment of time by
Natural England staff locally on agri agreements and Catchment Sensitive Farming (Stour
and Avon catchments) within the Christchurch constituency.</p>
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