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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to make provision for farmers who were eligible for Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 Window 2 and intended to apply but did not submit an application before the window closed on 22 September 2026.

The Government recognises the disappointment of farmers who intended to apply for SFI26 but did not submit an application before Window 2 closed. The window remained open until sufficient applications had been received to allocate the available funding. Eligible farmers who did not obtain an SFI26 agreement will have another opportunity to apply in 2027. For those with a recognised technical issue that prevented them from applying, applications may continue to be considered under the arrangements set out by Defra and the Rural Payments Agency.