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Rural Payments Agency

My Lords, I hope that I am not overly sensitive. Of course I shall look at the Statement again, but it is an answer to an emergency question asked by an honourable Member in another place. We are sensitive to the issues that have arisen. There are considerable problems for many farmers because half the amount will not be paid by the end of March. I repeat what I said earlier: payments are continuing. But I am not prepared to give a date by which those payments will have been completed. I cannot say anything else to the noble Lord at this time.