As part of the EFRA committee check-ups on the Government’s progress in delivering the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS), Barry asked a series of questions of Mark Spencer, the food minister, and Janet Hughes, the Future Farming Programme Director at DEFRA, starting with whether the department has assessed how large the ELMS budget needs to be, beyond 2024, to ensure that farming contributes to net zero and Environment Act targets.
Watch his questions below 🔽