Question follow-through · 39921

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the Sustainable Farming Initiative was spent on family-owned farms in financial year 2024-2025.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Apr 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the Sustainable Farming Initiative was spent on family-owned farms in financial year 2024-2025.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Apr 2025

    Answer published

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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