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	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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, when his Department plans to publish its review on convergence uplift payments to Scottish farmers.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	108555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State received a letter from the member for Dumfries and Galloway requesting a review of intra-UK allocations of funding for agricultural support on 26 October.</p><p>The Secretary of State also met Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing, on 6 November to discuss intra-UK allocations. We will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/11/2017 12:41:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

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

795450

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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 if he plans to include proposals for subsidies or schemes to encourage the growing of protein crops and pulses in the forthcoming Agriculture White Paper and Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	115871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the EU gives us an opportunity to set new policies which specifically benefit British agriculture and the environment. We are exploring various options to achieve these aims.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill will deliver a range of reforms and move away from the constraints and bureaucracy of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Government plans to engage widely ahead of its introduction and will endeavour to take every opportunity to listen to the views of members and peers, as well as public and stakeholder consultation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/12/2017 18:34:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

795453

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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 if he will retain the three-crop rule in any future agricultural payment scheme after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	115874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>As announced in the Queen’s Speech, we intend to introduce an Agriculture Bill in this parliamentary session. This Bill will support a thriving and self-reliant farming sector and deliver on the manifesto commitment to provide stability for farmers as we leave the European Union. The Three-Crop Rule is the type of well-meaning but ineffective rule that we want to review in favour of better environmental outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to consult ahead of the introduction of the Agriculture Bill. This will allow us to take on views from interested groups and individuals.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/12/2017 16:52:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

802660

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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, how much has been paid to the EU in fines for not paying farmers in time under the basic farm payments scheme in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	118210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>In the last 12 months the European Commission has proposed a financial correction of €25.4 million relating to late payments made in the UK under the 2015 direct payments, principally the Basic Payment Scheme. Around €12 million of this has been paid to date. The amount of the financial correction is subject to challenge.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/12/2017 15:31:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

802664

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of farmers who do not take up the basic payment scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	118214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The department do not hold information on the number of farmers who consider themselves potentially eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme in any given year but choose not to claim.</p><p> </p><p>Following the introduction of new eligibility criteria for the Basic Payment Scheme, the number of claims received has reduced by approximately 16% compared to the final year of the Single Payment Scheme in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2017 12:35:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

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