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Written Question
Agriculture: Subsidies
Tuesday 16th February 2016

Asked by: Baroness Quin (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect all valid claims from farmers in 2015 to the Rural Payments Agency to be paid.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble


The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs between December 2015 and June 2016. As of the end of January the Rural Payments Agency had paid around 66,800 farmers approximately £1 billion. The Rural Payments Agency is focused on paying the remainder as promptly as possible.

2015 was the first year of the new complex Common Agricultural Policy. The Rural Payments Agency anticipates improvements on payment performance for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 May 2011
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"My Lords, like everyone else, I welcome this debate and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, on securing it. I think she will agree that it follows well on previous debates in the House, such as the one a few months ago on the reform of the common agricultural …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2011
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"My Lords, at the moment the problem has largely been limited to London, although I echo the concerns of the noble Baroness and the way in which she raised them. I understand that there has also been an outbreak in Pangbourne in Berkshire, which is worrying because of the number …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 05 Apr 2011
Draft National Policy Statement for Waste Water

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation of the draft national policy statement on waste water and for outlining the Government’s approach to it. As he said, we are dealing with something that is very important; this is essential for public health and for a clean environment, as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Mar 2011
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"My Lords, normally when winding up for the Opposition, I would hope to be able to acknowledge most, if not all, of the speeches. However, given that I have only three minutes, as others do, I think that even if I attempted to list all the names of speakers I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Mar 2011
Flooding: Defence

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with communities affected by flooding about their proposed flood defence allocations...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Mar 2011
Flooding: Defence

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Mar 2011
Adapting to Climate Change: EU Agriculture and Forestry (EUC Report)

"My Lords, this has been an extremely interesting debate. I, too, congratulate the committee on its report and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp of Guildford, on how she introduced it today. Indeed, I thank all speakers in the debate, but give a particular warm thank you to the noble …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2011
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