HC Deb 02 November 2001 vol 373 cc921-2W
Mrs. Lawrence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the Government will draw down the latest available amount of EU agrimonetary compensation for UK arable farmers. [12084]

Alistair Burt

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will claim the next available tranche of agrimonetary compensation by 31 October; and if she will make a statement. [11300]

Barbara Follett

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to apply by the end of October for agrimonetary compensation from the European Union to aid arable farmers. [10007]

Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if it is the policy of her Department to claim the outstanding arable agrimonetary compensation from the European Commission; whether it is her policy to submit a formal request for such moneys before the end of October; and if she will make a statement. [9731]

Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will apply for agrimonetary compensation for arable farmers before 31 October; and if she will make a statement; [9842]

(2) what representations she has made to the EU to access agrimonetary compensation for arable farmers; when she made them; and with what results. [9844]

Mrs. Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government have taken to claim the outstanding arable agrimonetary compensation packages for which farmers are eligible before the closing date. [9798]

Mr. Sayeed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what considerations the Government have given to claiming the money available to UK cereal farmers from the EU agrimonetary compensation scheme by 31 October; and if she will make a statement. [7705]

Mr. Morley

I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Pound) on 31 October 2001,Official Report, column 738W.