questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure those managing common land will be eligible to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Scheme in 2027.
answerText: Defra understands the importance of Commons and recognises the importance of bringing them under these schemes. For technical reasons, commons groups will not be able to apply for SFI on common land when the application window opens later this month or ap...
heading: Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive