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Kelvin Hopkins
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Mr Speaker
Order. I am keen to get through another half a dozen questions, if possible, so we need to speed up.
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab)
Does the Secretary of State agree that the best possible reform of the CAP would be to return agricultural policy to member states? Will the issue of agriculture be on the table when the Prime Minister renegotiates our relationship with Europe?
Mr Paterson
The hon. Gentleman knows that I am a strong supporter of being able to make more decisions on these matters in this House. It might reassure him to know that this reform means that a lot more decisions will be made locally, so there will be, in effect, an English CAP and each of the regions, which were very keen to be able to make decisions, will have power to decide on all four regulations.