HC Deb 12 June 1992 vol 209 cc321-2W
Mr. Marlow

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what effect the reforms of the common agricultural policy will have on the level of criminal fraud in the EC agricultural sector.

Mr. Curry

CAP reform will significantly reduce expenditure on export refunds and intervention and which will reduce the scope for fraud in these areas. The reform package will, however, introduce new measures. We will need to examine all the legislative proposals carefully to ensure that they contain control measures to minimise the risk of fraud. The United Kingdom will continue to keep up the pressure for action to reduce fraud in the EC agricultural sector.