Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chi Onwurah and George Eustice

Thursday 13th October 2016 Commons Chamber

[George Eustice]

We are not planning to cause any further delays, as I made clear. Last year when we had a difficulty we recruited some 600 additional people to process the claims and pay them as soon as possible. As I have already said, this year we are in a better position. We have 80% of claimants applying online and we have committed to pay at least 90% of claims by the end of December. In any normal year there will always be some cases that are incredibly complex, such as those put forward by the National Trust, whose large, complex claims always take longer to process.

[Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)]

6. What plans she has to promote (a) local and (b) British produce through food labelling.