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1519709

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: Scotland
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 make an estimate of the number of farms in Scotland with workers employed on the seasonal workers visa scheme; and the number of farms in Scotland with each labour provider.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	59817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>We cannot publish any numbers with regards to the Seasonal Workers visa route which are outside of official approved Home Office published statistics. Details of the numbers of visas granted for seasonal workers, through the Seasonal Worker visa route, have been published in the usual way via the Home Office’s quarterly immigration statistics.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 59816 question first answered 18/10/2022 14:59:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1279795

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total funding package they are providing to support Scottish agriculture in the 2021/22 financial year; and which historic funding streams any such funding is intended to replace.
tabling member printed	The Duke of Montrose
uin	HL12526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The 2020 Spending Review allocated £570 million to the Scottish Government for farm support. This settlement ensures that, together with remaining receipts under Pillar 2 of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, Scotland’s farm support budget for 2021-22 is the same as in 2019. This delivers on the government’s commitment to maintain the current annual budget for UK farmers during this parliament. It is for the Scottish Government to determine how to allocate this funding to farmers, land managers and the rural economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL12527 question first answered 08/02/2021 15:02:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1922 label Biography information for The Duke of Montrose

1279796

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they have undertaken with the Scottish Government about the total financial package they expect to provide to support Scottish agriculture beyond the 2021/22 financial year.
tabling member printed	The Duke of Montrose
uin	HL12527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The 2020 Spending Review allocated £570 million to the Scottish Government for farm support. This settlement ensures that, together with remaining receipts under Pillar 2 of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, Scotland’s farm support budget for 2021-22 is the same as in 2019. This delivers on the government’s commitment to maintain the current annual budget for UK farmers during this parliament. It is for the Scottish Government to determine how to allocate this funding to farmers, land managers and the rural economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL12526 question first answered 08/02/2021 15:02:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1922 label Biography information for The Duke of Montrose

1149439

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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: Scotland
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 the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 July 2019, Official Report, column 1497, what the timescale is for the allocation of £160 million funding for farming to the Scottish Government .
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at the Spending Round on 4 September, the Scottish Government will receive £160 million to support farmers and land managers. This funding will be provided over two years, with £80 million in 2019-20 and £80 million in 2020-21. The additional funding will be provided through the normal estimates process and it will be ring-fenced to ensure that it reaches farmers and land managers in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/10/2019 15:39:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147057

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 July 2019, Official Report, column 1497, on priorities for Government, what the timescale is for the allocation of the £160 million to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	292311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/10/2019 16:48:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1144806

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £160 million announced in Spending Round 2019 as a result of the Bew Review will be ringfenced for agriculture so that the Scottish Parliament can decide how it is allocated within that sector.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	286834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at the recent Spending Round that we will provide £160m to the Scottish Government in 2020-21 in relation to historic allocations of Common Agricultural Policy ‘convergence’ funding. The additional funding will be ring-fenced for farmers and land managers in Scotland. The review led by Lord Bew of Donegore has considered a separate but related matter.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/09/2019 09:17:35 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

1142800

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 July 2019, Official Report, column 1497, what the timescale is for the allocation of the £160 million to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	284454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:05:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

937756

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the support available to Scotland’s agriculture, food and farming sectors to ensure that all business transactions and procedures remain consistent after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	162625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I have frequent discussions with Cabinet colleagues covering all sectors of the economy, constructively feeding into the regular talks this Government has been having with the EU on the future framework, outlining our positions on a wide range of topics covering the future security partnership and the future economic partnership.</p><p> </p><p>We are working on delivering for Scotland across the board. On agriculture, food, and farming, the Agriculture Bill will deliver on our manifesto commitment to provide stability for farmers as we exit the EU. On manufacturing and construction, we are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world. On Financial Services, we will be seeking a bold and ambitious free trade agreement of greater scope and ambition than any such agreement before it, so that it covers sectors crucial to our linked economies. On life sciences, we are seeking a comprehensive system of mutual recognition to ensure that, as now, pharmaceutical products and medical devices only need to undergo one series of approvals in one country.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 162626 162627 162628 question first answered 16/07/2018 12:04:48 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

934830

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on the replacement of CAP funding for Scottish farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	160812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss a wide range of issues. We recently discussed key issues of importance to Scottish farming when we both attended the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh and had the opportunity to speak directly to representatives of the industry.</p><p> </p><p>I fully appreciate the importance of CAP support to Scottish farmers which is why I am pleased that this Government has made a commitment that the amount we allocate to farming support - in cash terms - will be protected until the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/07/2018 09:47:27 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

910249

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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: Scotland
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 support his Department has provided to the devolved administration in Edinburgh to devise agricultural policies for the period after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	147508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Agriculture is a devolved responsibility, and it is the Government’s intention that each administration has the freedom to design policies that support the individual characteristics of their agricultural industries and unique landscapes.</p><p>The Government has committed to work closely with the Devolved Administrations and stakeholders to deliver an approach that works for the whole of the UK and reflects the individual needs of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; subject to where common frameworks may be necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/06/2018 12:44:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham