Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on (a) applications and (b) approvals for the Slurry Investment Scheme.

To date, the Rural Payments Agency has received 92 applications. Of these, 37 have been approved, 1 has been rejected due to ineligibility, 55 are still being appraised. The deadline to receive full applications is June 2025.