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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on British farmers if the UK becomes subject to the five per cent agriculture subsidy cap imposed by the World Trade Organisation on non-EU members, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU more like this
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Lord Allen of Kensington more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-05more like thismore than 2017-07-05
answer text <p>Our focus is on getting the best deal possible for our farming industry and on providing stability for farmers as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments are currently set out within the EU’s schedules. We are developing UK-specific schedules that will replicate the EU’s current obligations at the WTO, including a share of the EU allowance for providing domestic support to agriculture, known as the Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS).</p><p> </p><p>The EU currently has a €72 billion allowance for AMS of which it only uses a small portion. This allowance is in addition to the amount of five per cent of the value of production which all WTO members are allowed to spend on trade distorting subsidies for agriculture.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble remove filter
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less than 2017-07-05T15:43:58.18Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-05T15:43:58.18Z
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label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington more like this