Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of farmers have been informed of the level of funding they will receive from the Government to help with energy costs in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that all eligible farmers receive this funding.

It is not possible to estimate how much energy bill support will be provided to farmers in Northern Ireland under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme. This is because discounts are determined by contract type, tariff and volume of energy consumed and are applied directly to eligible bills by energy suppliers. Suppliers are required to provide customers with certain information regarding the Energy Bills Discount Scheme, including the amount of discount which has been applied to the bill.