Power to provide for phasing out direct payments and delinked payments | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees rose—
Power to provide for phasing out direct payments and delinked payments | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees On the point the Minister raised regarding the farmer who might want to retire and take three years’ payments, one question we tried to e
Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees The hon. Gentleman will be aware that many farmers have already entered into multi-annual environmental schemes.
Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees The sorts of policies we are talking about have previously been EU policies, and the decision on whether to scrutinise them has been down
Financial assistance: checking, enforcing and monitoring | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees I echo what the hon. Gentleman said from the Opposition Front Bench.
Financial assistance: checking, enforcing and monitoring | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees That is precisely the point I was coming to. The European Union instructed OLAF, its own anti-fraud body, to look at that sort of thing.
Financial assistance: forms, conditions, delegation and publication of information | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees Is it not also the case that hon.
Financial assistance: forms, conditions, delegation and publication of information | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees The shadow Minister rather let the cat out of the bag when he said that this issue was somewhat tangential to the Bill.
Financial assistance: forms, conditions, delegation and publication of information | Agriculture Bill | Public Bill Committees My hon. Friend mentioned national organisations such as the RSPB. Does he see a role for local wildlife trusts?
