Single Payments (Hansard, 27 February 2004)

HC Deb 27 February 2004 vol 418 c583W 583W

§ Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce historic payments under the Common Agricultural Policy in place of single farm payments. [156505]

§ Alun Michael
No. As my right hon. Friend told the House on 12 February, in England we will introduce the new decoupled single payment from next year on a flat rate basis within a transition period lasting until 2012.