Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Paddy Tipping (Labour). It was answered on Thursday, 29 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Common Agricultural Policy
- Question
- Will the Minister continue to press for a switch in the CAP from a subsidy on production to measures that benefit the countryside, such as investment in jobs and industry, an enhanced environment and greater access? These are public goods and public money, and we ought to be pursuing them.
- Answer
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. We certainly wish to foster an internationally competitive industry without reliance on subsidy or protection. The Government believe that CAP expenditure under pillar two offers better value for money than pillar one because it rewards farmers for the delivery of public benefits, especially environmental outcomes, as he outlines.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 498 c428
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Common agricultural policy
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