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892109

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	What steps he has taken to reduce delays in processing applications for the basic payment scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	904958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2015, the Rural Payments Agency has made improvements in the processing of applications including the introduction of online applications, online land and entitlement transfers, reducing the time to process transactions, and further support and guidance to help farmers successfully submit their applications. This has led to improvements in the BPS payment performance with over 90% of eligible farmers being paid by the end of December for the 2016 and 2017 scheme years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2018 17:12:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

837828

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to communicate to farmers how the Basic Payment Scheme will operate in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	126859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We plan to guarantee that Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments will continue for a transition period in England, lasting a number of years beyond the implementation period. During this transition period, we propose to first reduce the largest BPS payments in England. We will consult widely on both the approach to reducing payments and on how long the transition should be. We will set out further detail in our command paper, which we plan to publish this spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2018 11:36:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

794440

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings he has had with farmers’ unions and representatives of rural communities on replacing common agricultural policy subsidies to UK farmers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	115413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>As befits their importance to the Welsh economy, my ministerial team and I regularly meet with farmers’ unions and representatives of rural communities to discuss a number of issues, including the impact of the UK leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, the UK Government Minister for Wales, Guto Bebb MP, along with the Minister for Farming, George Eustice MP, met with the Farmers Union of Wales on 13 November and the National Farmers Union Cymru on 15 November.</p><p> </p><p>Both the FUW and NFU Cymru, along with the Country Land and Business Association, are members of my Expert Panel. The panel meets regularly, and last met on 6 November.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 28/11/2017 10:37:32 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

982683

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether agricultural support payments to the Scottish Government during the transition period will be made through the Barnett formula.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
	uin	176583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, expected in 2022. This figure includes all EU and Exchequer funding provided for farm support under both Pillar I and Pillar II.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/10/2018 09:47:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

694308

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his plans for World Trade Organisation schedule liberalisation include lower levels of subsidies for the UK's agricultural sector after 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	65441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>As my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade made clear in his Written Ministerial Statement on 5 December 2016, HCWS316, we will seek to replicate our commitments at the World Trade Organisation as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/03/2017 14:49:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

809012

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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, whether the current funding system for farm payments will remain in place during the transition period after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	120121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this Parliament, expected in 2022. This provides a greater level of security and certainty for farmers and landowners than anywhere else in the EU, where funding is guaranteed only until 2020.</p><p>Any changes made to agricultural funding would reflect the Government’s aim of securing a better future for UK agriculture and for the environment.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/12/2017 16:34:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

945573

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2018
	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, whether the Government plans for the UK wide frameworks on agriculture to cover a joint agreement on the permissibility of the allocation of subsidies to farms that are not commercially viable independent of subsidies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	166495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Each devolved administration will have the freedom to design policies that support their farming sectors and enhance their environment. Common frameworks should only be established where they are necessary and this includes the maintenance of a functioning UK internal market. Provided that policies comply with this framework, each administration can choose which sectors they want to support and which public goods they wish to buy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/09/2018 10:59:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

802993

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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, whether he plans to match existing levels of Common Agricultural Policy funding after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	118413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this Parliament, expected in 2022. This provides a greater level of security and certainty for farmers and landowners than anywhere else in the EU, where funding is guaranteed only until 2020.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/12/2017 18:08:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

806508

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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, whether he plans to maintain subsidies to UK farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Colin Clark
	uin	119584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>This Government has pledged the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, expected in 2022. This is a greater level of security and certainty for farmers and landowners than anywhere else in the EU, where funding is guaranteed only to 2020. This total includes all EU and Exchequer funding provided for farm support under both Pillar I and Pillar II.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the EU gives us an opportunity to set new policies which specifically benefit agriculture and the environment. The government is committed to providing the best possible value for money to the taxpayer and we are exploring various options to achieve these aims.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/12/2017 17:07:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4650 label Biography information for Colin Clark

967860

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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, whether he has plans to make changes to the Rural Payments Agency as a result of the recent summer dry weather to ensure that support payments are paid in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	170416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is fully focussed on getting Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 payments issued promptly from the opening of the payment window in December. In addition we are reviewing options, such as bringing forward bridging payments, for those BPS claimants who have not received their BPS 2018 payments by the end of December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/09/2018 11:57:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield