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 undertaking a review of the Common Agricultural Policy Convergence uplift since the meeting of 6 November 2017 with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity.

Ministers and officials are in regular discussion with their Scottish counterparts on the future of agriculture policy after the UK has left the EU.

Decisions on future funding arrangements will be taken by the Government drawing on representations from the devolved administrations. As we move to a new agriculture and land management policy that works for the whole of the UK, we have committed to ensure that all parts of the UK are treated fairly and that their individual circumstances are taken into account. On 23 October 2017, the member for Dumfries and Galloway wrote to the Secretary of State requesting a review of the funding allocations. We will set out next steps in due course.