Question follow-through · 95848

Birds: Animal Feed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to help ensure farmers are not out of pocket for costs incurred under AB12 supplementary feeding for farmland birds.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
4 Dec 2025
Answer
4 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to help ensure farmers are not out of pocket for costs incurred under AB12 supplementary feeding for farmland birds.

  2. 4 Dec 2025

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  3. 4 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Under the Environmental Land Management Capital Grants scheme, AB12 aims to provide bird feed during the winter period when other food sources are scarce. It pays £732 per tonne for every 2 hectares (ha) of winter bird food and is available under Countrys...

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