Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 13 May 2024.
Robert Goodwill
Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the proportion of land covered in applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive in the last 12 months which is focused on uses other than food production.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In the last 12 months, data shows that the proportion of land covered in applications to Sustainable Farming Incentive which is focused on uses other than food production is 3.4%. This is regardless of the status of the application.
Yes4 people think so
No3 people think not
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