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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bach (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 27 March 2006. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Rural Payments Agency.

Rural Payments Agency

My Lords, we are not ruling anything out until we hear more from the chief executive, but if advance payments are effectively part payments, there are considerable dangers in doing that. We would have to be satisfied that they would not arise. We would have to make sure that the systems set up to make such payments actually worked. In addition, making part payments might well affect whether the 2006 payments are made on time.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
680 c608 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Agriculture Administrative delays Payments Standards Subsidies Rural Payments Agency Common agricultural policy
Link
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