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532919

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
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 assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving EU on financial support for the farming industry.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, current arrangements for farming, fisheries, food and drink and our environment remain in place.</p><p>The priorities for negotiating our exit from the EU will be a matter for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2016 16:20:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

532921

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
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 her policy is on making all outstanding back payments to commoners entitled to payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	41839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>As of 3 July 86,760 (99.6%) of farmers have received a payment on their 2015 BPS claim. The Rural Payments Agency continues to focus on making top up payments, to those farmers who have already received a bridging payment, including those with common land on their claim.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Rural Payments Agency will be making additional payments due as a result of the Minchinhampton and Rodborough Judicial Review.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2016 13:00:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

532464

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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 assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on subsidies to farmers.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	41672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, current arrangements for farming, fisheries, animal health and welfare and our environment remain in place.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to ensure the right policies are in place for a cleaner, healthier environment for everyone. It is also vital that British farming is profitable and remains competitive – it is the bedrock of the food and drink industry, Britain’s largest manufacturing sector.</p><p> </p><p>The priorities for negotiating our exit from the EU will be a matter for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 41668 41669 41670 41671 question first answered 06/07/2016 12:57:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

532465

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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 the main reasons for delays in basic farm payments were in the most recent year for which information is available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	41745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been a number of challenges with the introduction of the Basic Payment Scheme in its first year. These include the implementation of a new IT solution; new European Commission requirements of the scheme such as greening and the associated administrative checks and the move to the use of established pre-populated forms and processes for 2015.</p><p>As of 3 July 86,760 (99.6%) of farmers have received a payment on their 2015 BPS claim. The Rural Payments Agency continues to focus on making top up payments to those farmers who have already received a bridging payment.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2016 16:25:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

531459

registered interest
date	01/07/2016
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 assessment her Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on rural payments.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	41634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, current arrangements for farming, fisheries, food and drink and our environment remain in place.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to ensure the right policies are in place for a cleaner, healthier environment for everyone. It is also vital that British farming is profitable and remains competitive – it is the bedrock of the food and drink industry, Britain’s largest manufacturing sector.</p><p> </p><p>The priorities for negotiating our exit from the EU will be a matter for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 41631 41632 41633 41635 question first answered 06/07/2016 12:50:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

530682

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
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 she will make it her policy to make available funding at the same level as currently received from the Common Agricultural Policy in the event of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	41551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister made clear that there needs to be a system of agricultural support in the event of the UK leaving the EU.</p><p>The precise nature of any future domestic agricultural policy will be a matter for a new Prime Minister and their Cabinet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2016 14:00:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

530756

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
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	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the event of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, both Houses would have to approve the final outcome of the negotiations between the UK and the EU.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet. As the PM has said, we have now got to look at all the detailed arrangements, and Parliament will clearly have a role in making sure that we find the best way forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL917 question first answered 07/07/2016 15:46:38 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

522090

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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 many claims made under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme are still outstanding; and when all the those claims will be settled.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	38616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) estimates that as of 5 June 2016, 86,521 (99%) claimants have received a payment on their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claim. Of these, 82,460 have received a claim payment; 3,936 bridging payments; and 125 a manual hardship payment. There are a number of claims where processing has been completed successfully but they have not resulted in a payment for reasons such as the claim being under minimum claim size, or the Agency awaiting information on probate cases.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA will continue to make top up payments throughout the remainder of the payment window up to the end of June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>While the payment window runs between December and June, the RPA expects to make 90% of payments on eligible claims by the end of December this year and all remaining payments as promptly as possible. As of 5 June the RPA had received 86,581 applications for BPS 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 38617 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:16:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

522091

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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 she expects all applications made before the deadline for the applications for the 2016 Payment Scheme to be paid this year.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	38617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) estimates that as of 5 June 2016, 86,521 (99%) claimants have received a payment on their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claim. Of these, 82,460 have received a claim payment; 3,936 bridging payments; and 125 a manual hardship payment. There are a number of claims where processing has been completed successfully but they have not resulted in a payment for reasons such as the claim being under minimum claim size, or the Agency awaiting information on probate cases.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA will continue to make top up payments throughout the remainder of the payment window up to the end of June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>While the payment window runs between December and June, the RPA expects to make 90% of payments on eligible claims by the end of December this year and all remaining payments as promptly as possible. As of 5 June the RPA had received 86,581 applications for BPS 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 38616 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:16:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

519592

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK is still bound by the provisions of Directive 2005/85/EC on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status despite having not opted in to the recast Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains bound by the provisions of the Procedures Directive 2005/85/EC and the Qualification Directive 2004/83/EC and not the recast Directives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL158 question first answered 27/05/2016 11:12:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington