Question follow-through · 9142
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget allocated to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 in meeting demand from farmers seeking to enter the scheme.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
11 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget allocated to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 in meeting demand from farmers seeking to enter the scheme.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jun 2026
Answer published
Defra is increasing Environmental Land Management schemes budget by around 150%, rising from £800 million in 2023/24 towards £2 billion by 2028/29. The SFI26 offer has been developed with farmers and industry and is backed by a £240 million budget for new...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Recycling
12 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities are meeting their responsibility to collect household and food waste separately under Simpler Recycling.
Water: Safety Measures
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve safety measures at (a) coastal piers and (b) other locations identified as presenting a heightened drowning risk.
Recycling
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the written answer of 17 June 2026 to question 9454, if she will publish a list of councils that are compliant and those which are not.
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of regional variations in the investigation and enforcement of fly-tipping offences by local authorities.
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of guidance issued to local authorities on the seizure and disposal of vehicles used in fly-tipping offences.
Fly-tipping: Expenditure
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been provided to local authorities in England to prevent and tackle fly-tipping in each year since 2020.
Forests: Regulation
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her written statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed due dili
Forests: Commodities
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, HCWS 137, which forest-risk commodities will be included within t
Forests: EU Law
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning due diligence requirements with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products.
Forests: Public Consultation
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to launch the consultation on the proposed deforestation policy.
Recycling: Hospitality Industry
25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme in reflecting waste management arrangements in the hospitality sector.
Recycling: Social Enterprises
25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on social enterprises that donate their profits to charitable causes.