§ Lord Carterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What proposals they have to deal with any problems of livestock farmers in the severely disadvantaged areas (SDAs) resulting from the decision to divide England into two regions (SDA and non-SDA) for the purposes of implementing common agricultural policy reform. [HL2171]
§ Lord WhittyMy right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has expressed her willingness to consider a small modification to the scheme to create a further region of moorland within the SDA if a case can be made that commands a broad consensus. As a consequence she is now considering such a request put to her jointly by a number of representative organisations.
§ Lord Carterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have considered the effect on livestock farmers in severely disadvantaged areas (SDAs) if England were divided into three regions (Moorland, SDA excluding Moorland and nonSDA) for the purposes of implementing common agricultural policy reform. [HL2172]
§ Lord WhittyMy right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has expressed her willingness to consider a small modification to the scheme to create a further region of moorland within the SDA if a case can be made that commands a broad consensus. As a consequence she is now considering such a request put to her jointly by a number of representative organisations.