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Deposited Paper HINF 2006/332

I. Rural development for Wales, 2007-2013: consultation paper on options for Tir Mynydd in 2007 and 2008. 17 p. II. Consultation paper on the draft 'Rural development for Wales, 2007-2013: the strategic approach'. 8 p. II. Rural development for Wales, 2007-2013: the strategic approach. Draft document. 84 p.

Deposited by

Welsh Government

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

11 January 2006

Reference

HINF 2006/332

RURAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND ANIMAL WELFARE

That this House notes the European Commission proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (COM(2004)490), published in July 2004; further notes that the proposed Regulation continues the provision of an existing Regulation that member states must support measures to...

Primary sponsor

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Type

Early day motions

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

717

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what further progress has been made towards the (a) preparation, (b) development and (c) publication of a Rural White Paper; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 October 2004

Reference

425 c815W; 191864

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how she estimates British agriculture is likely to benefit through Pillar 2 funding in the next 12 months. - Inc fact that copies of the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) and the separate programmes covering Wales and Scotland...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

121269; 407 c767-8W;407 c771-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has further to redirect Pillar 2, CAP funding to the Rural Development Regulation; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Andrew Murrison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 May 2003

Reference

111269; 404 c718W;404 c714W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reform of the Common Agricultural Policy has taken place since 1997; what recent discussions have taken place with European colleagues on this matter; what proposals she has for future reform; and when they will be submitted to...

Asked by

Jimmy Wray (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 January 2003

For answer on

31 January 2003

Answered on

31 January 2003

Mr. James Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what reform of the Common Agricultural Policy has taken place since 1997; what recent discussions have taken place with European colleagues on this matter; what proposals she has for future reform; and when they will be submitted to the EU. [93577] Mr. Morley: The Agenda 2000 reform package, agreed at the March 1999 Berlin European Council, brought EU cereal, milk and beef prices closer to world levels, and gave member states some flexibility to use CAP money for environmental schemes. It represented a significant shift from price support to direct payments and it reduced some of the economic distortions of the CAP, enabling the formulation of an integrated EU rural development policy. On 22 January 2003 the Commission issued its draft legislative proposals for the `Mid-term Review' of Agenda 2000. The Government has welcomed these proposals, believing further reform of the CAP to be necessary for both domestic and international reasons. In particular, we were pleased to see formal proposals to break the link between subsidy and production (`decoupling'), which will give producers greater flexibility to exploit market opportunities. However, we also have concerns over some elements of the proposals. For example, the proposed mechanism for transferring funds to support rural development is complex, would be hard to administer and would unfairly impact on larger farms; and we are disappointed at the proposed extension of milk quotas. The first formal discussion of these proposals took place at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on 27 and 28 January. Further Council discussions are planned for the coming months. In addition, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly meets her EU counterparts bilaterally to discuss this issue. Since the start of this year she has met both the French and Greek Agriculture Ministers.

Date

31 January 2003

Reference

93577; 398 c1076W;398 c1070W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the reform of CAP.

Asked by

Geraldine Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 January 2003

Reference

92003; 398 c1076W;398 c1070W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total sum was of modulation receipt, in financial years (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03 to date; what the expected sum is of such receipts for the full financial year 2002-03; and if she will make a...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 December 2002

For answer on

13 January 2003

Answered on

13 January 2003

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total sum was of modulation receipt, in financial years (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03 to date; what the expected sum is of such receipts for the full financial year 2002-03; and if she will make a statement. [88278] Margaret Beckett: Modulation was introduced in 2001 at 2.5 per cent. following wide consultation. The current rate of modulation is 3 per cent. and, under existing plans, this will rise progressively to 4.5 per cent. by 2005. Under the present system the Government match pound for pound the finance available through modulation so twice as much money goes back into farming. Modulation receipts and the Government's match-funding will increase funding for rural development under the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) by around £600 million over the seven years from 2000 to 2006. The total sums of modulation receipts in England are: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001-02 2002-03 1 2002-03 2 27.3 30.0 40.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 April to November 2002 2 Forecast total The Rural Development Regulation (Reg. 1257/99) enables member states to modulate CAP direct subsidy payments by up to 20 per cent. and to use the sums collected to co-finance new agri-environment agreements entered into since 1 January 2001. Sums collected in one year may be carried over to be used at any time in the following three years. Following the recommendations of the Curry Commission on the Future of Farming and Food the Government have also announced that an additional £75 million of domestic funding will be made available to introduce an entry-level agri-environment scheme, subject to successful pilots. EU co-financing will be made available either through an increase in modulation or as a result of wider changes to EU rural development funding.

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88278; 397 c376W;397 c373-4W

House

House of Commons

Agriculture Modulation and Environmental Policy

Agriculture Modulation and Environmental Policy. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/65.

Type

Commons Briefing papers

Date

21 November 2002

Reference

RP02-65

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much modulated match funds have been allocated to each devolved administration within the UK to fund the Rural Development Plan each year since the programme commenced. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paddy Tipping (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2002

Reference

389 c39W; 69571

House

House of Commons

European Communities (Designation) (No 2) Order 2002

SI 2002/1080 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 20 May 2002

Department

Privy Council

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

29 April 2002

Reference

SI 2002/1080

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

With reference to EU Common Agricultural Policy funds that are allocated to United Kingdom: (a) how much is allocated to England; (b) of that allocation how much is spent on the England rural development plan; and (c) how that percentage compares with the amount spent by the other European Union...

Asked by

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 October 2001

Reference

HL 883; 627 c166WA

House

House of Lords

Farming After Foot and Mouth

Farming after Foot and Mouth. House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/67.

Type

Commons Briefing papers

Date

20 July 2001

Reference

RP01-67

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what extent the Rural Development Plan referred to in his Department's document, `Your Britain, Your Europe, Your Wales' is funded by the EU.

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 July 2001

Reference

4323; 372 c422W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 01/743

Task force for the hills. MAFF. 2001.

Deposited by

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Type

Deposited papers

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

DEP 01/743

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what encouragement the Government gives to young entrants to farming; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 5 March 2001).

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

152291; 364 c484W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his oral statement of 1st February, Official Report, 362 c518, on ERDP funding, on what basis the figure of £300 million was calculated. - The £300 million was calculated on the basis of matching the estimated receipts from modulation...

Asked by

Tim Yeo (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

150988; 364 c343W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much funding was made available to One North East and its predecessor bodies engaged in regional regeneration in each year since 1995. - Inc figures and table.

Asked by

Peter Atkinson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2001

For answer on

7 March 2001

Answered on

7 March 2001

Mr. Peter Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much funding was made available to One NorthEast and its predecessor bodies engaged in regional regeneration in each year since 1995. [152472] Ms Beverley Hughes: The predecessor bodies of One NorthEast that were engaged in regional regeneration were English Partnerships North East Regional Office, the Northern Regional Office of the Rural Development Commission, the Northern Development Company and the Government Office for the North East. The funding to these bodies from central Government from 1995-96 to 1998-99 is shown in the table: From 1 April 1999 One NorthEast was funded by grant-in-aid from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, from European programmes and from receipts generated from the management and disposal of its land and property assets. For 1999-2000 the grant-in-aid was £93,479,000 and for 2000-01 it is currently estimated to be £105,799,000. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Government Office for English Partnerships{ 2} Rural Development Northern Development the North East{ 1} Commission{ 3} Company{ 4} 1995-96 80 34 3.332 1.800 1996-97 158 32 2.674 1.813 1997-98 142 47 2.463 1.823 1998-99 20 43 2.322 1.826 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The funding relates to the Single Regeneration Budget that was administered by the Government Office for the North East until 31 March 1999. The funding relates to the relevant SRB bidding round and for approved schemes for up to seven years. {2} English Partnerships funding is a mixture of grant-in-aid and income generated from assets. Funds from all sources were pooled and allocated to each English Partnerships region. {3} The figures represent spending on the Rural Development Commission's Rural Programme for the North East region. {4} The figures represent funding received from the Department of Trade and Industry for inward investment and Regional Supply Office activities only.

Date

7 March 2001

Reference

364 c250W; 152472

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if ERDP funding is subject to annual ring fencing arrangements similar to those that apply to the money announced in March 2000 for pig farmers. No. (Holding answer 13 February 2001).

Asked by

Tim Yeo (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 February 2001

Reference

150329; 363 c141W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of the impact on funding of the ERDP if the modulation of agriculture subsidies at the stated percentages yields significantly less than the amounts expected. (Holding answer 13 February 2001).

Asked by

Tim Yeo (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 February 2001

Reference

150248; 363 c141W

House

House of Commons

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