Question follow-through · 26683
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) barriers to accessing the Sustainable Farming Initiative and (b) the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme on farmers who remai
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) barriers to accessing the Sustainable Farming Initiative and (b) the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme on farmers who remai
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2025
Answer published
Evaluation has shown that improvements like the simplified Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) application process have reduced barriers to scheme access. Clearly stated requirements and proportionate, regular payments are also viewed positively by partic...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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