Extract from committee stage (Commons) of the Agriculture Bill - May 13
Thursday, 14 May 2020 09:01
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs (Victoria Prentis):...Passing the Bill will give
farmers and land managers a clear direction. In England, it will
enable us to deliver direct payments, simplified countryside
stewardship schemes and productivity grants next year. I assure the
hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) that
that is why this Bill is top of the queue. The gradual seven-year
transition will allow farmers and land...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs ():...Passing the Bill will
give farmers and land managers a clear direction. In England, it
will enable us to deliver direct payments, simplified countryside
stewardship schemes and productivity grants next year. I assure the
hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport () that that is why this Bill is
top of the queue. The gradual seven-year transition will allow
farmers and land managers time to prepare for the new environmental
land management scheme, which is currently being tested. Upland
farmers, for example, will be well placed to benefit from it. We
will also create a UK shared prosperity fund to address
the needs of rural businesses and communities. Delaying the start
of the agricultural transition to 2022 would just delay the many
benefits of moving away from direct payments. To provide
reassurance again, for 80% of farmers, our maximum reductions for
2021 will be modest at under 5%...
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