HL Deb 03 June 1997 vol 580 c35WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they consider that payments to United Kingdom farmers under the common agricultural policy should be proportionately greater for smaller farms.

Lord Donoughue

The Government intend to seek reforms to the CAP not to redistribute production subsidies but progressively to phase them out, thereby bringing the policy closer to market realities.

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