This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Safeguard hedgerow habitat in the payment of field border set-aside subsidies
Ensure that payments for field border set-aside allocations are made ONLY where accompanying hedgerow is sustainably managed.
Disallow tractor-driven rotary or flail blade hedge cutting on an annual/bi-annual basis to constitute 'sustainability' and legislate against it in subsidy allowance.
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Hedgerow habitat is essential for a broad spectrum of wildlife across the UK ecosystem. Yet Government-granted subsidies for field border set-aside strips do not presently include hedgerow within the scope of protection.
We ask that annual and biannual cutting of hedge lines with tractor-driven machinery will disqualify the landowner from receipt of these subsidies, since this practice significantly reduces wildlife support and current grants do not represent good value for the tax payer.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We understand that you're concerned about payments for set-aside agricultural land and protection of hedgerows, but we're not sure if all you want is for hedgerows that are subject to annual or biannual cutting with tractor-driven machinery to be made ineligible for these payments, or if you want there to be other requirements for the safeguarding of any hedgerows covered by these payments.
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