§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on gold plating of the standard form for single tax payments. [156506]
§ Alun MichaelOur policy is to keep administrative burdens to a minimum and to avoid gold plating. Defra and the RPA are working closely on the development of the new Single Farm Payments Scheme and will ensure that application forms contain only the information necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in line with Government policy on better regulation.