Agriculture: CAP Direct Payments Debate
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(14 years, 3 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, let us hear from the noble Lord, Lord Willoughby de Broke, and then from my noble friend.
I am most grateful. Will the Minister reassure the noble Lord, Lord Livsey, and indeed the noble Lord, Lord Tomlinson, that successive French Governments have stated repeatedly that there will be no change whatsoever to single farm payments after 2013? Will he also therefore reassure the British taxpayer that they will continue to pay for French farming for the foreseeable future?