COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY: REFORM

HL Deb 28 June 1994 vol 556 c38WA

Lord Brougham and Vaux

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will now place a copy of the European Commission's report on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the House Library.

Earl Howe

The study to which my noble friend refers has still not been published. However, an article by Mr. Knud Munk, an economist employed by the Commission's DG II, which appears to cover similar ground, has recently been published in the journalEuropean Economy. Copies of this article have been placed in the House Library.

The basic thrust of the article is to point to the attractions of nationally funded direct payments to farmers, decoupled from production, as a replacement for other forms of agricultural support.