Written Question
Wednesday 15th July 2015
Asked by:
Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Basic Payment Scheme applications made (a) before and (b) after 15 June 2015 will result in payments being received in December 2015.
Answered by George Eustice
Subject to ongoing reconciliation work, as of the 8th July, we received (a) 87,267 BPS Applications prior to the 15th June, and (b) 858 after the 15th June.
All claims will need to be validated and verified over the next few months and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December 2015 to June 2016.
Written Question
Wednesday 15th July 2015
Asked by:
Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether applications for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme will be made online or by paper.
Answered by George Eustice
We will consider carefully a range of options for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme using our experience of the implementation of the new approach for 2015.
Written Question
Wednesday 15th July 2015
Asked by:
Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on resolving issues with the online application process for the Basic Payment Scheme.
Answered by George Eustice
The core of the Rural Payments system is working well and we will use lessons learned from the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme to inform our preparations for 2016.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Sep 2014
Sale of Puppies and Kittens
"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. The motion calls for a toughening of Government laws in this area. Does he agree that we need publicity to be aimed at those looking to get a puppy or a kitten, to link to responsible breeders? For my dog we …..."Jake Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Feb 2013
Horsemeat
"The point is that when lasagne that are sold as beef contain up to 100% horsemeat, there is a clear danger of contamination by bute in those products. As such, surely they would satisfy the test of being a danger to human health...."Jake Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Feb 2013
Horsemeat
"We take traceability extremely seriously in Rossendale and Darwen, where we have many livestock farmers. The encouraging part of this crisis is the increase in trade with local butchers, who offer the best way of knowing where one’s meat has come from. Whitehead’s in Edgworth, Riley’s in Crawshawbooth and Turner’s …..."Jake Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2012
Rural Communities
"Does my hon. Friend agree that, in places such as her constituency or mine, we have a real problem with fuel price competition? Just a few miles—perhaps four or five miles—down the road from my constituency, fuel can be several pence a litre cheaper than in my constituency. I have …..."Jake Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Mar 2012
Oral Answers to Questions
"Living in the house directly opposite St Thomas, Musbury, church in Helmshore, I am a real fan of campanology. Will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating our congregation at St Thomas’s on the fundraising we have done to restore our bell tower so that bells can be rung again …..."Jake Berry - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Jul 2010
Dangerous Dogs
"Last weekend, I visited Pets Corner on Bank street in Rawtenstall, which is a town in my constituency. Pets Corner will microchip dogs for less than £10. Does my hon. Friend agree that as the cost of microchipping has fallen to such an extent, and given that, unlike a dog …..."Jake Berry - View Speech
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