Question reference: S6W-24316
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23367 by Mairi Gougeon on 18 December 2023, in light of the Scottish Budget for 2024-25 now being published, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what the eligibility criteria are for slurry storage grants under the new Agri-Environment Climate Scheme, which is due to open in early 2024, in light of reports that, if a holding or farm has been in receipt of a grant in the past, then it is ineligible.
Answer
Arrangements for the 2024 round of the Agri-environment Climate Scheme (AECS) are being finalised following the UK Government’s very disappointing Autumn Statement. An announcement on this matter will be made shortly when AECS 2024 opens for applications.