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348690

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her evidence to the EFRA Committee on 11 March 2015, HC942, Q397, what recent reports she has received on whether the maps used on the system for making Basic Payment Scheme payments are up and running.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Ensuring successful delivery of the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) in 2015 is our priority and the core of the Rural Payments System is working well. We are looking carefully at how best to develop the system, including the mapping functionality, in order to support delivery of the BPS in future years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/06/2015 13:36:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

106286

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the replacement of the Rural Development Programme for England's Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme will be announced; and when funding applications will be invited.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
	uin	213454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>We will provide further information before the end of December on the new scheme that we plan to open in 2015 to help farming and forestry businesses become more productive.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:48:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

177845

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to review the allocation of Common Agriculture Policy funds between Scotland, England and Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
	uin	223442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The review of allocations of Common Agricultural Policy funds between UK administrations will take place in 2016/17. Defra will first work with the devolved administrations to decide on the data needed to facilitate a comparison of payments across the UK. One area that will be examined in the review is a comparison of land types and payment areas; this will be easier when all UK administrations have begun the transition to area based payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/02/2015 17:43:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

348341

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from the farming community about applications to the Basic Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	1036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Our focus remains on ensuring that the Basic Payment Scheme claimants are able to submit their claims by the deadline, indeed as of 8 June 2015 the RPA have received 58,836 completed claims, which is in line with the number of claims received in previous years.</p><p>In order to help farmers to be able to submit their claims by the deadline the Rural Payments Agency has 50 drop in centres open, 10 mobile support units in operation and a dedicated helpline. The deadline for claim submission is fixed by the regulation, although in recognition of the additional complexity the EU has already extended the deadline to the 15 June. Farmers and agents have received all the information and forms they need to submit claims. Support to farmers will still be available during the late claim period which runs to 10 July where applications can still be received but will incur a penalty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1034 1035 question first answered 09/06/2015 10:07:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227799

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from farmers required to submit single farm payment applications online on concerns related to poor broadband speeds and access in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	227790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received a number of representations from farmers and industry associations regarding the online submission for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claims.</p><p> </p><p>From Monday 23 March, farmers and their agents can use established forms and processes to complete their claims by the deadline. The RPA will input the data into the core system. All agents will soon have received maps of their clients’ land and those dealing with the most complex cases will be offered additional support. The RPA is also working to give them direct access to the system. If farmers or agents need help they should contact the Rural Payments Agency helpline on 0300 0200 301.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/03/2015 10:38:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

175709

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the implementation of the basic farm payment scheme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	221950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>We have engaged regularly with the farming industry and other interested groups on the implementation of the Basic Payment Scheme. This has included our formal consultation on the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England in October 2013, to which we received nearly 5,000 responses. 720 people also attended our regional consultation events. Our response to that consultation was published on 19 December 2013, with a further response in February 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since last April we have published a series of ‘Countdown to CAP Reform’ leaflets to provide potential claimants, including farmers and landowners, with as much clarity as possible on progress in implementing the CAP in England as it has become available. We have continued to seek input from industry and other interested groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/01/2015 14:18:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228137

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on difficulties in registering land on the Rural Payments Agency system for connection with basic form payments; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	228163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken with industry bodies and the Rural Payments Agency is now providing extra help for farmers to ensure that all farm businesses can submit their Basic Payment Scheme claims by the deadline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From Monday 23 March, farmers and their agents can use established forms and processes to complete their claims by the deadline. The RPA will input the data into the core system. All agents will soon have received maps of their clients’ land and those dealing with the most complex cases will be offered additional support. The RPA is also working to give them direct access to the system. If farmers or agents need help they should contact the Rural Payments Agency helpline on 0300 0200 301.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:41:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

169483

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the value for money of payments to farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	218000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The following documents have been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2013, alongside the public consultation, Defra published an evidence paper which assessed the impact of the new Common Agricultural Policy and the costs and benefits of payments made to farmers.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/cap-consultation" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/cap-consultation</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since then a number of more technical implementation decisions were announced and on 11 December 2014 the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 2014 No. 3259 were laid in Parliament. Included in the explanatory memorandum to the legislation is a further evidence paper updating some of the analysis and providing further analysis of the impact of some of the more technical decisions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3259/memorandum/contents" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3259/memorandum/contents</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, an impact assessment of the new Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) was published in June 2014 setting out the evidence base on the costs, benefits and value for money.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strategic-environmental-assessment-of-the-proposed-new-rural-development-programme-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strategic-environmental-assessment-of-the-proposed-new-rural-development-programme-in-england</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 12:16:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

348683

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of farmers who have received EU CAP payments have registered their claim to receive Basic Payment Scheme payments in England.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has issued all pre-populated Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) 2015 application forms (BP5) and maps.</p><p>We expect all those farmers who wish to claim BPS to have registered their claims by the deadline of 15 June. We do not anticipate requesting any further extension of the deadline.</p><p>As of 8 June the RPA has received 58,836 completed BPS claims, which is what would be expected at this stage of the claim window. This is good progress as we move towards the deadline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1212 1213 1215 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:23:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

348684

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of farmers eligible for the Basic Payment scheme will have registered their claims by the extended deadline of 15 June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has issued all pre-populated Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) 2015 application forms (BP5) and maps.</p><p>We expect all those farmers who wish to claim BPS to have registered their claims by the deadline of 15 June. We do not anticipate requesting any further extension of the deadline.</p><p>As of 8 June the RPA has received 58,836 completed BPS claims, which is what would be expected at this stage of the claim window. This is good progress as we move towards the deadline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1212 1213 1214 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:23:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle