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Written question asked by Jo Stevens (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 October 2019 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Rural Development Programme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to support new programmes that would have been eligible for Rural Development Programme funding after 31 October 2019.

Answer

The Government has guaranteed that any Rural Development Programme projects where funding has been agreed before the end of 2020 will be funded for their full lifetime. It will ensure continued funding for these projects until they finish and means that we can continue to sign new projects during 2019 and 2020, after the UK leaves the EU.

Furthermore the Government will maintain the commitment to provide the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the Parliament. The Government will confirm the exact funding available in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
292936
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Rural development programme Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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