Power to modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme

Part of Agriculture Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 1 November 2018.

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Photo of Roger Gale Roger Gale Conservative, North Thanet 2:30, 1 November 2018

With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment 106, in clause 7, page 6, line 13, leave out subsection (8).

This is unnecessary as it can be done as part of the phasing out under Clause 7, the greening rules can be simplified but the payment itself can continue. If this clause remains then there is nothing to prevent the ceasing of greening payments altogether, even though the explanatory notes suggest that the intention is to remove greening requirements but pay the greening monies as part of the direct payment.