Question follow-through · 9097
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has should demand from farmers seeking to enter the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 and those wishing to replace expiring Countryside Stewardsh
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has should demand from farmers seeking to enter the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 and those wishing to replace expiring Countryside Stewardsh
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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18 Jun 2026
Answer published
We have set clear budgets for SFI26 and designed the scheme to ensure fair access, manage demand and provide transparency for farmers. The budget for new agreements this year is £240 million. To ensure transparency, we will publish regular updates on spen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Planning Permission: Biodiversity
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planning applications her Department expects to remain subject to the biodiversity gain condition once the 0.2 hectare, temporary permission and proposed brownfield