A question on #CountrysideStewardshipScheme tabled by Martin Wrigley on 29-01-2025 has been answered by Daniel Zeichner.

Heading: Countryside Stewardship Scheme
Question ID: 1759930
UIN: 27372
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-29
Asking Member ID: 5111
Asking Member display name: Martin Wrigley
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Martin Wrigley
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze on applications for grants on farmer confidence in Countryside Stewardship.
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Date answered: 2025-02-05
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Answering Member ID: 4382
Answering Member display name: Daniel Zeichner
Answering Member handle: danielzeichner
Answering Member Twitter reference: @danielzeichner
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Answer text: The Government fully recognises the importance of hedgerow creation and the contribution of the Capital Grants scheme. In 2024 the scheme supported agreements to plant over 4,000 miles of new hedgerows across England, creating essential habitats for at-ri...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true