Agriculture: Subsidies
(asked on 26th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses expected to receive over (a) £100,000 (b) £200,000 (c) £250,000 and (d) £500,000 in Basic Payments in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023, (iii) 2024, (iv) 2025, (v) 2026 and (vi) 2027.
We have estimated the number of farm business in England which could receive Direct Payments above the specified amounts as follows:
Payment amount | Number of farm businesses by scheme year |
| ||
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
More than £100,000 | 1,136 | 701 | 375 | |
More than £200,000 | 107 | 63 | 29 | |
More than £250,000 | 99 | 52 | 32 | |
More than £500,000 | 23 | 18 | 7 | |
These estimates take account of the progressive reductions that we intend to apply to the payments, as announced in our Agricultural Transition Plan in 2020.
We have not provided estimates for years 2025 to 2027 as the Government has not yet announced the progressive reductions which will be applied to Direct Payments in those years as we continue to phase the payments out.
Money saved by Direct Payment reductions will be directly re-invested into English agriculture through our new schemes. These include our new environmental land management schemes as well as grants to enable farmers to invest in equipment, technology, and infrastructure. These will improve efficiency and productivity while also benefiting the climate and environment.