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967519

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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to maintain the financial support to the agricultural sector following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this parliament, expected in 2022. We have also confirmed we will pay the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme on the same basis as we do now. All Pillar 2 projects signed by 31 December 2020 will be funded for their lifetime. 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 printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/09/2018 11:37:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

928861

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to consult farming unions regarding farmers' continuing entitlement to grants, subsidies and successor grants following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra’s consultation document ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’ invited views on proposals for future agriculture policy in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation, which closed on 8 May, sought the views of those in the industry – including the farming unions – on our proposals to make sure future policies reflect the reality of life for farmers and food producers. Over 40,000 responses were received from a wide range of stakeholders including farmers, environmental, and food and farming related organisations and the general public. All responses are being analysed and will be used to inform future policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/06/2018 14:02:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

911063

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 May (HL Deb, col 973), whether the three devolved administrations have agreed how the UK’s £3 billion of agricultural support will be divided up; and if not, what plans they have to reach an agreement.
tabling member printed	The Duke of Montrose
uin	HL8226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>We have made a commitment that the amount we allocate to farming support - in cash terms - will be protected until the end of this Parliament. Allocations from the current Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) budget were set by the government in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on allocations once we have left the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/06/2018 10:57:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1922 label Biography information for The Duke of Montrose

902277

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accessibility of the new Rural Payments Scheme online-only registration form; and whether they plan to extend the time limit set for registration as a result of delays arising from the new system.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL7803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The application window for the Basic Payment Scheme 2018 opened on 13 March and over 71,000 applications were submitted online by the 15 May initial regulatory deadline. In addition, a paper application was provided to those that chose not to use the online system. Applications can still be submitted up until 10 June, the final regulatory deadline, but penalties will apply.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is not aware of any delays to the service and as such there are no plans to extend the deadlines.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/05/2018 11:18:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

890688

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to redraw grant schemes post-Brexit to create a level playing field between agriculture and forestry projects subject to the suitability of the chosen area for a particular planting scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
uin	HL7210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>On 27 February the Government launched the consultation document ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’.</p><p>Our new agricultural policy will be underpinned by payment of public money for the provision of public goods such as those delivered through forestry. In the consultation document, capital grants are listed as one of the potential elements of a future environmental land management system.</p><p>The results of the consultation will help to inform our future policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/05/2018 16:17:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

884229

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report in the Farmers Guardian that up to a quarter of UK farms could go bankrupt after the UK leaves the EU; and what reassurances they can give to farmers that their plans for changes to farm payments will not force farmers out of business.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The government does not accept the view described in the article which was simply reflecting the political opinion of certain individuals. The government has committed to keep the budget spent on agriculture the same for the duration of this parliament and we have been clear that changes will be phased gradually. Leaving the EU is a great opportunity to develop improved and more coherent policy for agriculture and the farmed environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/04/2018 10:44:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

861341

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of agricultural support in the UK comes from EU funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Across the UK £3.95 billion is provided a year under the Common Agricultural Policy. Of this, around 93% is funding from the EU, with around 7% being national funding provided under rural development programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/03/2018 16:37:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno