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 for the Water Management grant have been made since that scheme launched in November 2021.

Online Applications (Stage 1):

The Water Management Scheme was open to Online Applications between 14/11/2021 to 12/01/2022.

During the application window 249 Online Applications (OA) were received.

Full Applications (Stage 2):

Projects successful at Online Application stage were invited to Full Application stage.

The deadline for Full Applications under the FTF Water Management scheme was on 30/11/2022. We received 106 Full Applications.