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Business of the House
Thursday 24th November 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Having ironed out some of the difficulties we encountered in 2015, we are in a stronger position this year. The RPA reports that over 80% of basic payment scheme claims were submitted online, meaning that the number of cases requiring manual data-entry was significantly reduced. If my hon. Friend would like to give me further details of those two cases, I will ensure that they are investigated and will personally get back to him.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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T2. Will the Secretary of State tell us how much it will cost to replace the agricultural subsidy when we leave the EU?

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We have committed to continue to make all payments up until 2020, and we are already engaging with the industry and others to devise future agriculture policy. Those plans will be announced well in advance of 2020.

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