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

To ask His Majesty's Government what support is available to farmers seeking to transition from intensive systems to higher welfare production models.

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) provides grants for commercial livestock farmers of between £1,000 and £25,000 towards the cost of a list of equipment items that support higher welfare production. The latest round closed on the 12th of May, and applications are currently being processed. This follows the FETF25 round in which £16.7 million was offered to farmers to support investment in animal health and welfare equipment and technology.