Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 5 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 June 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 17 June 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of farms with countryside stewardship schemes agreements have had their scheme compliance checked during the first year of the agreement by farm visits from her Department's Rural Development Service.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of farms with countryside stewardship scheme agreements have had their scheme compliance checked during the first year of the agreement by farm visits from her Department's Rural Development Service. [60672] Mr. Morley: The Rural Payments Agency is responsible for carrying out compliance inspections of countryside stewardship agreements in accordance with EU requirements. EU rules require at least 5 per cent. of agreements to be inspected and selected using a risk based selection criteria. The risk based selection criteria is not specifically related to the year of agreement.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 60672; 387 c47W;387 c46W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Inspections EU law Farms Monitoring Subsidies Countryside stewardship scheme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk