Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates I wish to address some of the points raised by hon. Members, including the shadow Minister, who tabled some amendments.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates I wish to address some of the points raised by hon. Members, including the shadow Minister, who tabled some amendments.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates My hon. Friend has made an important point. Let me say two things.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates In terms of our discussions with the devolved Administrations, these are issues that we resolve through the Joint Ministerial Committee.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates My hon. Friend makes an important point. The short answer is that we have an appeals system in place.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates I can say that, for the Bill before us today, we have received legislative consent motions for every part of the UK, including Scotland.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates That is a matter for the Welsh Government. I know that the RPA has had its issues in the past.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates For this year, the 2020 year, the payment window will be exactly the same as in previous years. The payment window opens on 1 December.
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates The political declaration was very clear, and it is implicit in the withdrawal agreement that we have now put in place that there will be
Incorporation of EU legislation governing the CAP direct payment schemes | Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill | Commons debates The hon. Gentleman makes an important point—a number of others have raised it—about the importance of trade.