Jun. 20 2023
Source Page: Just transition in land use and agriculture: a discussion paperFound: Just transition in land use and agriculture: a discussion paper
Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Apply for consent to change uncultivated, semi-natural and rural landFound: Apply for consent to change uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land
Asked by: Bill Wiggin (Conservative - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024 on the incomes of farmers.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
As part of our transition away from Direct Payments, the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024 will apply reductions to delinked payments in 2024. However, this money is not being lost to the sector. The overall farming budget in England is being maintained at an average of £2.4 billion per year across this Parliament. The money released from the reductions is being reinvested in our other schemes for farmers and land managers. This means farmers can access funding which will help reduce costs and improve productivity and resilience, as well as benefitting the environment.
Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments was included in the Government’s 2019 farming evidence compendium and 2021 and 2022 Agriculture in the UK Evidence Packs.
Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) I beg to move,That the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024 - Speech Link
2: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) Alongside that, we are pushing to improve gene editing and gene technology, to try to make agriculture - Speech Link
3: Steve Reed (LAB - Croydon North) policy—a new dawn for British agriculture post Brexit. - Speech Link
4: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) We need to be competing with Germany and Holland in the way we approach agriculture. - Speech Link
5: George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth) land were able to charge higher rents to those who needed to rent land in order to farm. - Speech Link
Jan. 31 2024
Source Page: Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations: public registerFound: decisions and screening and consent decisions made under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture
Jan. 31 2024
Source Page: Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations: public registerFound: decisions and screening and consent decisions made under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2022-2023Found: Therefore, some survey findings may not necessarily apply to the whole of the agriculture industry.
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda (Scottish Labour - Highlands and Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of degraded peatland requiring restoration is on land that is within crofting tenure, and what the approximate acreage is of such land.
Answered by Fairlie, Jim
There is around 484,000 hectares of Common Grazing land in Scotland that is registered in claims and applications with Rural Payments and Services. Of this, there are an estimated 286,000 hectares of peatland (50cm depth), or around 60% of the total land area. Around two-thirds of this peatland is in a degraded state. The Scottish Government’s Crofting Bill Team and stakeholder group are considering a number of proposals that will make it easier for crofters to use their common grazings for other purposes than agriculture, such as peatland restoration.
Mar. 06 2024
Source Page: Minister Halfon Speech for Landex ConferenceFound: east of the Valley, which has been providing ‘technical training in both practical and theoretical agriculture
Dec. 22 2023
Source Page: Farm accounts in England data setsFound: Source: Farm Business Survey, Defra Measure Notes Agriculture 2021/22 Agriculture 2022/23 Agriculture