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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 11416, tabled on 24 January 2024

Question

Emma Hardy
Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Farming Recovery Fund will be extended to all those affected by storms this winter.

Answer

Robbie Moore
Conservative
Keighley
Commons

Answered on

7 February 2024

The Government has triggered the Flood Recovery Framework in Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, to provide funding for affected households and businesses as a result of severe flooding caused by Storm Henk. Farmers in these areas are likely to be eligible for a number of these funds, including the Business Recovery Grant (for up to £2,500 per SME business), the Property Flood Resilience grant (up to £5,000 per flooded property) and Business Rate relief.

We are currently assessing the full impact of the flooding caused by Storm Henk on farmland to enable us to confirm eligible areas for the Farming Recovery Fund. Eligible areas will be within the same areas announced for the wider Flood Recovery Framework. We are monitoring the situation closely and further guidance on support for farmers affected by the flooding will be published on gov.uk.

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