PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Countryside Stewardship Scheme (21 July 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the full terms and conditions of the (a) Countryside Stewardship: higher tier, (b) Countryside Stewardship: mid-tier, (c) Woodland Capital Grants 2015, (d) Facilitation Fund and (e) Water Capital Grants 2015, grant schemes.

Asked by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)

The Countryside Stewardship Terms and Conditions covering Higher Tier and Mid-Tier were published on 23 July, and an updated version of the guidance covering scheme requirements and procedures was published on 3 September. Guidance on scheme requirements for Woodland Capital Grants 2015: Facilitation Fund and Water Capital Grants 2015 was published on GOV.UK when the schemes opened last March, and terms and conditions accompanied the agreement offers to successful applicants.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
7 September 2015