Question follow-through · 98046

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the speed of the roll out of the Environmental Land Management Scheme.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the speed of the roll out of the Environmental Land Management Scheme.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes remain at the centre of our offer for farmers and nature, putting us on the path to a more resilient and sustainable farming sector. The Department now has more than half of farmers in an ELM scheme, including o...

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