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750549

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Chemicals Agency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) provides a range of centralised functions across a number of EU chemicals regimes, including facilitating collective decisions amongst EU Member States. Under the EU REACH Regulation, it manages data about chemicals on the EU market. Chemicals manufactured or imported in quantities above 1 tonne a year must be registered with ECHA to access the single market.</p><p>The UK’s current involvement with ECHA comes as part of our membership of EU. ECHA is funded mainly through a combination of industry fees for a variety of the services it provides and direct EU funding. The higher the income generated from fees, the lower the EU budget subsidy. As ECHA is an agency of the EU, the UK’s contribution to its running costs is through our general contribution to the EU budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/07/2017 15:13:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

750548

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Fisheries Control Agency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is funded from the EU budget, to which the UK is the second largest net contributor.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/07/2017 15:12:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

750550

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Institute for Gender Equality.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, which was established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. EIGE products, which include comparable data and research, have been utilised by the Government to inform evidence-based policy-making. However, there are a number of bodies, including the Council of Europe and OECD that produce similar products.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/07/2017 10:08:07 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

750547

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Railway Agency.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU, including the implications for the continued participation in the European Union Agency for Railways.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and member states how best to continue cooperation in the field of rail safety and standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/07/2017 10:01:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

1175184

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent any negative effect on the income of cereal and livestock farmers as a result of the wet weather.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carrington
	uin	HL682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Defra has been working closely with all farming sectors on the impacts of the wet weather experienced over the autumn and winter.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the difficulties caused to farmers by flooding, Defra has made a total of £4 million available to eligible farmers through the Farming Recovery Fund. In August Defra announced up to £2 million available for farming businesses in Wainfleet and North Yorkshire that were particularly hard-hit by flooding, and in November 2019, Defra announced that it would extend the scheme to cover those impacted by the November flooding with a further £2 million. Assistance is provided to cover non-insurable items and activities such as re-cultivation, reseeding, reinstating field boundaries and removing debris from agricultural land.</p><p> </p><p>During the current six year capital investment programme (from April 2015 to March 2021) the Government is investing a record £2.6 billion in over 1,000 flood defences schemes which will better protect 300,000 homes and an additional 700,000 acres (285,000 hectares) of agricultural land, helping to avoid more than £1.5 billion worth of direct economic damages to agricultural land.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the wider impact of the wet weather on farmers, Defra is continuing to observe price movements and other market information. For example, we will give close attention to the results of the Early Bird Survey, which the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is rerunning to take account of the impact of the wet weather on winter cereal plantings.</p><p> </p><p>We appreciate that the effects of the wet weather upon cash flow, yields, and other outcomes may only become apparent in the longer term, and will continue to engage closely with sectors in the coming months as to the negative impact from wet weather and to determine whether any action is needed.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/02/2020 17:40:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4712 label Biography information for Lord Carrington

748878

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have a strategy for the outsourcing of services; and, if so, whether they plan to alter this strategy as a result of Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The driving principle underpinning the delivery of public services is – and will remain – the best value for money for the public purse. As part of this, we are committed to opening up government procurement and to identifying opportunities for private and voluntary sector involvement in service delivery where these can offer benefits to the taxpayer.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/07/2017 12:06:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1204226

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government which Environmental Land Management tests and trials have included access provisions or schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL5769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>To support the development of Environmental Land Management (ELM), the Government is undertaking a number of tests and trials, working with farmers and land managers to co-design the new schemes. These tests and trials will help us to assess how the scheme could work in a real life environment. Three of our tests and trials look at issues concerning access.</p><p><strong>1. The Trails Trust, <em>How to incentivise green infrastructure access and biodiversity creation</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The Trails Trust will work with 50 farmers and land managers in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to explore the barriers and potential solutions to creating, upgrading and maintaining infrastructure networks. The test will look at the willingness of farmers and land managers to create, enhance and maintain access across different acreages and land uses. The test will also explore the valuation of incentives that landowners would require to implement access rights along specified routes. The test is due to conclude at the end of June 2021.</p><p><strong>2. Kent Downs AONB, <em>Enhancing access opportunities</em>, as part of the NAAONBs (National Association of AONBs) submission</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This proposal was submitted by the NAAONB on behalf of 12 individual AONBs, one of which included the Kent Downs AONB. The Kent Downs AONB’s test is working with two farmers/land manager groups to identify the barriers to access to landscapes and nature and co-develop a template of practical ways through which ELM can support better and more diverse access. Local trusted experts will work with farmers and land managers and their representative organisations to explore existing best practice; experts in access health and wellbeing will be involved to assess benefits and barriers. The test is due to complete by March 2021.</p><p><strong>3. South Downs National Park Authority, <em>South Downs and the Land App</em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>South Downs National Park Authority is working with the Land App, a GIS mapping system developed for farmers, to collate maps and data about their holding in one user-friendly place. The proposal will work with farmers from the South Downs farm clusters and use the Land App and the data it holds to evaluate and plan the delivery of public goods at a landscape (cluster or part cluster) scale. This includes working with the Winchester Downs Cluster group who will focus on public access issues and opportunities. The test is due to complete by mid-July 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/06/2020 15:40:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1130221

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many tenant farmers in England are awaiting their (1) Environmental Stewardship (ES) payments, (2) Countryside Stewardship (CS) payments, for 2018; and whether all ES and CS payments for 2017 have been made.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL16082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency has paid all CS 2017 eligible claims bar those held for legal reasons such as probate. On CS 2018, 95% of eligible claimants received an advance payment by early April; 30% of eligible claims have received their final payment and we expect to pay 95% of eligible claims by August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>On ES, around 92% of 2017 eligible claims have now received a payment and we are on track to complete 95% by the end of July 2019. Just over 52% of 2018 eligible claimants have received their advance payment and just under 21% have received their final payment.</p><p> </p><p>Regrettably, we cannot confirm how many of these are tenant farmers as we do not record the agreement holders’ occupant status.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/06/2019 11:34:39 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

1183182

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have paid in total to farmers as direct payments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL2274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>By the end of February 2020, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have paid £1.91 billion to farmers, land managers and foresters in England. The RPA fully appreciates how important these payments are and are working hard to ensure remaining payments are made as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/03/2020 17:44:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1489051

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have paid out to farm businesses in England in advanced payment of the Basic Payment scheme.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Leicester
	uin	HL1739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>As of 22 July 2022, 42.74% of farm businesses have been issued with Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance payments. This equates to a total value of £54.7M released in advance BPS funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is forecasting to have paid over 60,000 farmers (approx. 73%) by the end of the month. By the end of the second week of August, they expect to have paid 82,000 farmers who are eligible to receive a payment at this time. Prior to the payment run, RPA undertook preliminary checks to ensure the agreed funds were ready for release on schedule. There will inevitably be a small number of farmers who cannot be paid, for reasons such as: low claim value (under £1k); outstanding probate; and absence of bank details. RPA made efforts to contact all customers ahead of time where bank details were not held, in order to minimise the number of farmers whose payments could not be made. RPA will write to all farmers they believe are unlikely to receive their payment by the end of August.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL1738 question first answered 01/08/2022 12:03:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4919 label Biography information for The Earl of Leicester