Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy Debate
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
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(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord De Mauley
My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very good point. If I have understood him correctly, no, it is very much our intention that they should not be adversely prejudiced.
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
My Lords, notwithstanding the progress being made on greening, what progress is being made on pruning the CAP?
Lord De Mauley
Well, my Lords, that is indeed a question. In the context of the reduced CAP budget, the UK’s key aims for the CAP reform negotiations were to increase the resilience, market orientation and international competitiveness of EU agriculture; to improve the CAP’s capacity to deliver environmental outcomes; and to simplify the CAP for farmers and authorities. We want an efficient and responsive agricultural sector in the EU and globally, and we want the future CAP to achieve this.