§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why they did not require a modelling study to clarify the effect on individual sectors before coming forward with their common agricultural policy payments scheme for severely disadvantaged areas. [HL1970]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)We have done a considerable amount of economic analysis to underpin the decision announced by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 12 February in an oral Statement in another place. Some has already been published on our website. A fuller version will be published shortly.