Environmental Land Management Schemes Debate
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
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Environmental Land Management Schemes
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Excerpts(3 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con)
My Lords, as to any consideration in emergency cases of neonicotinoids, we are always guided by the best scientific assessment available. We will continue to do that and if there was an emergency application, it would be considered according to the science. Obviously, integrated pest management and all those things is another area where advancing the environment is absolutely key.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)
My Lords, given that the rollout of the ELMS pilots is happening later than we would wish, can the Minister confirm that any money not spent in one year will be rolled over to the next, so that farmers will not be disadvantaged by any delays?
Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con)
My Lords, the whole purpose of the reductions in direct payments is that they will remain within the agricultural pot. I confirm that any surplus, if there was one, would be part of an agricultural budget.