PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(15 November 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what value of grants were awarded to farmers for net zero projects in the last 12 months.
Asked by:
James McMurdock (Independent)
Asked by:
James McMurdock (Independent)
Answer
Defra group (including the core department, Natural England, the Forestry Commission and the Environment Agency) has not awarded any net zero grants to farmers. However, while there may not be specific net zero actions, much of Defra’s work and the grants awarded to farmer will contribute towards achieving net zero. Labour believes that the farming sector must have food production at its core, but that restoring nature is not in competition with sustainable food production; instead it is essential to it.
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