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Written Question
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Suffolk
Wednesday 29th November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Coffey (Conservative - Life peer)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 have been (a) made and (b) approved in Suffolk Coastal constituency.

Answered by Mark Spencer

The Sustainable Farming Incentive has a rolling application window and as of 23 November the RPA has received 12 applications of which 7 agreements have been offered and 6 accepted for the Suffolk Coastal Constituency.

Written Question
Sustainable Farming Incentive
Thursday 23rd November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Coffey (Conservative - Life peer)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, regarding SFI23, how many applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 offer have been (a) made and (b) approved.

Answered by Mark Spencer

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) has a rolling application window and as of 16 November 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) had received 2,737 SFI 23 applications. Of these, the RPA has issued offers of agreement to 1,589 farm businesses and 1,227 have been accepted.

The SFI23 application window opened in mid-September and there is a rolling window to apply which allows farm businesses to apply when they are ready to do so.

Scheduled Event - Tuesday 18th July
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Commons - Motions - Main Chamber
Draft Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 and the Draft Environmental Permitting (England And Wales) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
MP: Baroness Coffey
Scheduled Event - Wednesday 1st February
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Commons - Ministerial statement - Main Chamber
Environmental Improvement Plan
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
MP: Baroness Coffey
Scheduled Event - Monday 19th December
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Commons - Ministerial statement - Main Chamber
Convention on Biodiversity COP15 outcomes
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
MP: Baroness Coffey
Speech in Written Statements - Fri 02 Dec 2022
Water Company Fines: Environmental Improvements

"On Wednesday 30 November, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced that future funding from fines handed out to water companies that pollute our rivers and seas will be invested in schemes that benefit our natural environment.

At present, money from fines imposed by Ofwat and those arising …..."
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Speech in Written Statements - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Funding for Woodlands and Timber Industry

"Today we announced £20 million of funding to improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience and domestic timber production, and to accelerate tree planting across England.

The £10 million has been awarded through the Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds and the Tree Production Innovation Fund to support projects that explore …..."
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Speech in Written Statements - Wed 23 Nov 2022
Publication of the UK Joint Fisheries Strategy

"The UK joint fisheries statement (JFS) has been published today that sets the direction of fisheries management in the UK over the coming years.

The four fisheries Administrations have worked together to develop shared policies which as a package will deliver or contribute to delivering the eight objectives set out …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Government food strategy sets out what we will do to create a more prosperous agrifood sector that delivers healthier, more sustainable and more affordable food, including commitments to broadly maintain the level of food we produce domestically and to boost production in sectors with the biggest opportunities. We are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"My hon. Friend is right to flag these issues, particularly Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, which is a reminder of the crucial importance of UK food producers to our national resilience. I do not intend to change the Government food strategy, but I am conscious that we need to ensure …..."
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