Question follow-through · 4362

Farming Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers who are eligible for support under the expanded Farming Recovery Fund announced on 24 May 2024 have been (a) (i) identified and (ii) contacted by the Rural Payments Ag

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
23 Sept 2024 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers who are eligible for support under the expanded Farming Recovery Fund announced on 24 May 2024 have been (a) (i) identified and (ii) contacted by the Rural Payments Ag

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    All eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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