§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of opting for(a) regionalised average and (b) individual historical claims for decoupled payments under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy in respect of (i) small livestock farms, (ii) medium livestock farms, (iii) larger livestock farms, (iv) small mixed farms, (v) large mixed farms, (vi) small arable farms and (vii) large arable farms. [140811]
§ Mr. Bradshaw[holding answer 1 December 2003]Responses to our recent consultation exercise are helping to develop our understanding of the range of economic, social and environmental issues surrounding the options for allocating entitlements under the new Single Payment Scheme. A note focusing on the important but narrow issue of the redistributive consequences of adopting each of the main options has been placed in the Library of the House.