Question follow-through · 44111
Sustainable Farming Incentive: South Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with farmers in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) south Somerset on the closure of the Sustainable Farming Initiative.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 3 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 10 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with farmers in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) south Somerset on the closure of the Sustainable Farming Initiative.
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Apr 2025
Answer published
Defra ministers are engaging with farmers and stakeholders regarding the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). On the SFI, Ministers have met specifically with the NFU, National Beef Association, British Poultry Council, Soil Association, Royal Association...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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30 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of litter on public health in rural communities.
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30 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take reduce the public health impact of litter in rural communities.
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