Question follow-through · 1487

Farmers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase support for farmers to mitigate the impacts of crops (a) lost and (b) not planted due to wet weather.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase support for farmers to mitigate the impacts of crops (a) lost and (b) not planted due to wet weather.

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Farming Recovery Fund is a contribution towards uninsured costs that have likely been incurred in re-establishing productive, farmable land in areas significantly damaged by water, caused by flooding from Storms Babet and Henk or exceptional rainfall ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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