Rural Payments Agency

Lord Campbell-Savours Excerpts
Wednesday 12th October 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach Portrait Lord Taylor of Holbeach
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We have treated this from the beginning as a very serious focus of interest. My right honourable friend Jim Paice has headed up the oversight board, which meets every six weeks and monitors progress, and there is no doubt that the performance of the RPA has improved remarkably. It is not perfect, but it is getting there, and I hope that people will acknowledge that.

Lord Campbell-Savours Portrait Lord Campbell-Savours
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My Lords, what has been the principal factor in securing this higher efficiency within the agency? Has there been a contribution from Workington?

Lord Taylor of Holbeach Portrait Lord Taylor of Holbeach
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From Workington? I am sorry; I should have realised the noble Lord’s connection, and I apologise for not picking that up. I am sure there has been a contribution from Workington, but there has also been a contribution from many other people involved in making this body a more responsive, speedier and easier-to-use organisation for farmers.