Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 28 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of progress by the European Commission on publishing proposals for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
I welcome the official start of negotiations on the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) following the publication of the Commission's communication in November 2010. The UK has now considered and responded to these proposals; the response is available on DEFRA's website. Legislative proposals are due in summer of this year, and the UK will continue to work with the Commission to ensure ambitious reform of the CAP which will deliver good value for farmers, taxpayers, consumers and the environment.
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