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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

I am most grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s comments. I am sure we will continue to get candour, which is what is required. I observe in objective 5 of the business plan for 2007-08, on training, that the Rural Payments Agency hopes the outcome will be that"““Staff are clear about the Agency’s objectives, their role in achieving them and motivated for success””." Some of those staff worked very hard indeed, but they were badly let down by the management.