Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he plans to take during negotiations on leaving the EU to ensure that people in the UK who benefit from the Common Agricultural Policy are not disadvantaged by the UK leaving the EU.

We continue to receive views across the range of the Department’s responsibilities following the outcome of the EU Referendum. Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the EU and current EU funding arrangements will continue unchanged. Defra will be liaising closely with other key departments, the industry and the public on future support for agriculture and its beneficiaries.