§ Mr. BurnsideTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Areas if she will give wet weather special aid to farmers. [72368]
§ Alun MichaelWe have no plans to make national financial assistance available for the effects of wet weather. However, the Government is fully aware of the problems facing producers in certain areas of the United Kingdom, and through working closely with the European Commission, we have been able to bring forward payments to affected producers, and to secure exemptions for them from certain CAP scheme rules.