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Written question asked by Earl of Caithness (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015. It was answered by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Monday, 16 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Common Agricultural Policy

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to European Commissioner Hogan’s request for ideas on how to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy.

Answer

The UK response to Commissioner Hogan’s request to Member States for ideas and suggestions on simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was submitted on 3 March. The response has been prepared in conjunction with the Devolved Administrations and following wide consultation across the UK farming industry. It sets out a number of ideas that meet the criteria set out in the Commissioner’s request, which are immediate, practical and non-legislative changes. We have also submitted a table of issues as a basis to inform future legislative change, as that will be required to genuinely simplify the CAP.

I have placed a copy, both of the response and table of the UK’s CAP simplification priorities and issues, in the House library.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5360
Session
2014-15
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2015-0340
Monday, 16 March 2015
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Reform Common agricultural policy
Link
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