§ Paddy TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will next meet EU partners to discuss the Mid-Term CAP Review. [106700]
§ Alun MichaelMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, will next meet EU partners to discuss reform of the CAP at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 8 April.
£ million 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Expenditure on existing agreements Funds available for new applications Expenditure on existing agreements Funds available for new applications Expenditure on existing agreements Funds available for new applications Countryside Stewardship Scheme1 72.5 8.5 65.6 30.4 55.7 55.3 Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme 45.2 2.8 45.2 2.8 45.2 2.8 Organic Farming Scheme 6.5 15.5 2.4 20.6 1.5 21.5 Farm Woodland Premium Scheme 10.7 0.3 10.4 1.6 10.4 2.6 Woodland Grant Scheme 7.4 13.6 5.4 16.6 4.1 17.9 Hill Farm Allowance2 34.8 0.0 27.2 0.0 27.2 0.0 Rural Enterprise Scheme 10.2 13.8 2.3 33.7 0.7 35.3 Processing and Marketing Grant 6.6 1.4 1.5 6.5 0.3 7.7 Vocational Training Scheme 1.7 2.3 0.8 3.2 0.2 3.8 Energy Crops Scheme 0.1 4.9 0.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 1The rising profile of available funds for new applications will be reduced each year by the expenditure on applications approved in the preceding year(s). 2Expenditure on the Hill Farm Allowance is determined by claims from farmers in the Less Favoured Areas who in any one year have an eligible forage area and keep sheep and/or breeding cattle. Payment rates are set according to demand and the available funds. The budget is planned to be spent in full each year. The budget for each of the schemes is kept under review, and some limited re-balancing of the available funds may be necessary, with European Commission approval as required, to meet the changing priorities of the Programme.