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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the economic viability of upland farms on Dartmoor following the withdrawal of Basic Payment Scheme support.

Defra does not hold data on the viability of upland farms on Dartmoor. Defra’s annual Farm Business Survey only has information on the Farm Business Income of grazing livestock farms in Less Favoured Areas in England, but results are not available at any lower geographic level. Results are published at: Farm Business Survey - GOV.UK