There are already a range of independent organisations that offer agronomic advice to farmers. This includes the Association of Independent Crop Consultants who provide advice to growers covering 3.5 million acres in the UK.<\/p>
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In terms of designing future schemes, we will work closely with farmers, stakeholders and other organisations to consider the role of specialist advice in helping land managers deliver environmental benefits through the new Environmental land management (ELM) scheme.<\/p>
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We have no plans to remove the five hectare minimum qualification for receiving Direct Payments under the Basic Payment Scheme in England.<\/p>
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We will pay Direct Payments for the 2019 scheme year on the same basis as for 2018. We also plan to allocate the money paid in Direct Payments for 2020 in much the same way that we do now. We will, however, look to make simplifications to make it easier to apply for and administer Direct Payments to increase value for money. We will do this as soon as we can, and in line with the terms of the implementation period.<\/p>
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The future agriculture policy outlined in the Agriculture Bill does not envisage area based direct payments in the longer term.<\/p>
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Landowners and private groups across England can apply to Natural England for a licence to vaccinate badgers against TB. Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) provides training for those who wish undertake such vaccination and Defra provides financial support for projects within the Edge Area under the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme (BEVS).<\/p>
BEVS, relaunched in 2018 following a global vaccine shortage, provides matched funding and training for groups that want to take part. Three groups were successful with their applications in 2018. On 13 September 2018 we re-opened the scheme and asked for expressions of interest from those wishing to apply to vaccinate from 2019. The application process closes on 25 January 2019.<\/p>
A long-standing research programme at APHA to identify an oral vaccine and a palatable bait in which to deliver it is also ongoing. An efficacy study is currently in progress, with results due later this year.<\/p>
We are currently considering the report of the TB Strategy review, conducted by a team led by Professor Sir Charles Godfray, the scope of which includes badger vaccination. A Government response to the review will be published later this year.<\/p>
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Defra has funded research to model the impact of vaccination of badgers with BCG on the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle, and the Animal and Plant Health Agency has published an analysis of the effect of badger vaccination on the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle in the Badger Vaccine Deployment Project area.<\/p>
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Professor Sir Charles Godfray\u2019s TB Strategy Review report, published in 2018, considered the role of badger vaccination and the Government is currently considering its response.<\/p>
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For further information, please use the following links:<\/p>
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0039250<\/a><\/p> <\/p>
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Coast, Wolds, Wetlands and Waterways<\/p><\/td> | Durham and Coast Lowlands<\/p><\/td> | East Kent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
Eastern Plateau<\/p><\/td> | Fieldfare<\/p><\/td> | Greensand Ridge<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
Heart of Wessex<\/p><\/td> | Loddon and Test<\/p><\/td> | Mersey Rural<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
New Forest<\/p><\/td> | North Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td> | North Pennine Dales<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
North Warwickshire Hinckley and Bosworth<\/p><\/td> | North Wessex Downs<\/p><\/td> | North York Moors, Coast and Hills<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
Northern Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> | Northumberland Coast and Lowlands<\/p><\/td> | Northumberland Uplands<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
Plain Action<\/p><\/td> | Rural Surrey<\/p><\/td> | South East Cornwall<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
South Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td> | South Pennines<\/p><\/td> | Vale Action<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||
Wealden and Rother Rural Partnership<\/p><\/td> | West Cheshire and Warrington<\/p><\/td> | West Kent<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Camborne and Redruth"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-07T12:27:50.197Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Rural Areas: EU Grants and Loans"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the letter of 18 November from the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the hon. Member for High Peak on small abattoirs, if he will provide (a) a list the 79 LEADER groups in England and (b) the closing date of applications for each LEADER group in each area.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4662", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth George"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "High Peak"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ruth George"} ], "uin" : "204630"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029343", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029343/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The total number of staff employed by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 31 May 2016, 30 June 2016 and 30 November 2018 are shown below;<\/p> <\/p>
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