Question follow-through · 38016

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applicants there were for the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund 2024; and how many were successful.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
26 Mar 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applicants there were for the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund 2024; and how many were successful.

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    All farmers, foresters, and land managers in England, including tenants, were eligible to form or join a Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Group in order to submit an application during the application window. Facilitators, who applied for the funding,...

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