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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for farmers of being part of a National Landscape area.

England's National Landscapes are some of our most iconic and inspiring places. The specific merits for farmers will vary due to the unique local contexts. However, benefits range from additional support from National Landscapes teams, the ability to leverage a nationally recognised status, the public goods that come from a greater focus on nature in these areas, and opportunities arising from regenerative tourism.

Farmers in National Landscapes also have access to our Farming in Protected Landscapes programme. This provides funding for farmers and land managers to work in partnership with National Park and National Landscape teams in England to deliver projects that achieve climate, nature, people and place outcomes. In the first three years of the programme, it engaged more than 7,000 farmers and land managers. As of April 2024, More than 5,500 projects have been approved across England’s 44 Protected Landscapes, with over £91 million provided in grant funding to farmers and land managers.