§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her assessment is of the impact on tourism in severely disadvantaged areas of the payment regime in those areas. [161538]
§ Alun MichaelDefra will publish shortly an analysis of the economic impact on the English farming industry of the decoupling of CAP direct payment and the decision to allocate entitlement on the basis set out in my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's Statement to the House on 12 February. We also plan to investigate changes in farmers' business practices and any associated impacts of changes on tourism.