§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to make IACS payments to farmers in Gloucestershire. [150221]
§ Ms QuinThe Regional Service Centre at Worcester started to make payments on 16 November; the earliest date that payments could be made after the amendments agreed under the Agenda 2000 proposals. To date, the Regional Service Centre has 98.5 per cent. of Gloucestershire's applications processed for payment. This equates to over £18 million. The RSC expects to be able to pay those of the remaining claims that can be paid in the next few days.